WELLINGTON: New Zealand's intelligence agency has rejected the telecom industry's first request to use 5G equipment provided by China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, citing a security risk.
Telecommunications services provider Spark New Zealand Ltd, which made the request, on Nov 28 said it would review the reasoning before considering any further steps.
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