The Chinese telecoms firm Huawei is nothing if not controversial. It has been a trigger for tensions between China and the US, particularly during the presidency of Donald Trump due to its links to the Chinese state. It has also been scrutinised in a host of other countries from the Czech Republic to Australia, which has concerns about a Chinese company having access to vital infrastructure. In the UK, Huawei has been singled out by authorities as a potential security threat to telecoms networks, with operators ordered to remove all Huawei equipment from the country’s 5G infrastructure by 2027. Ireland…

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