Telco SoftBank pleased 5G network given 'clean' status by United States


SoftBank Corp’s 5G network had been given "clean" status by the US government. — Reuters

TOKYO: Japanese wireless carrier SoftBank Corp said on Aug 20 that it was pleased its 5G network had been given "clean" status by the US government as part of a US effort to exclude Chinese vendors from next-generation networks.

The US State Department says "clean" status is aimed at protecting sensitive information "from aggressive intrusions by malign actors, such as the Chinese Communist Party". SoftBank, its domestic peers and many other telcos around the world have received the designation.

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