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Bell uses internal memo to defend sales of Huawei smartphones

In an internal memo, Bell Mobility and Virgin Mobile employees have been instructed to inform customers that there are no concerns with Huawei smartphones. “The debate around Huawei involves the potential use of its wireless infrastructure equipment in new 5G (Fifth Generation) wireless networks, which have yet to be launched,” the memo reads. (MobileSyrup)

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Bell uses internal memo to defend sales of Huawei smartphones

By Jessica Galang
Jan 21, 2019
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In an internal memo, Bell Mobility and Virgin Mobile employees have been instructed to inform customers that there are no concerns with Huawei smartphones. “The debate around Huawei involves the potential use of its wireless infrastructure equipment in new 5G (Fifth Generation) wireless networks, which have yet to be launched,” the memo reads. (MobileSyrup)

Talking point: Canada’s security review of 5G technology could result in a ban on Huawei, and CFO Meng Wanzhou remains under house arrest in Vancouver awaiting trial. Richard Fadden, former head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, has said that Canada should ban Huawei technology from its 5G networks. But the Canadian partners exploring the 5G technology—Bell and Telus—are still standing by the Chinese telecom. Last week, The Globe and Mail obtained an internal memo from Telus sent to 30,000 employees, defending its use of Huawei equipment in Canadian networks.

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