Huawei files lawsuit in Portugal over ban on supplying 5G equipment
- The Chinese telecommunication giant says it hopes the court will ‘remedy the multiple violations’ of its rights
- A resolution by Portugal’s cybersecurity council effectively bans operators from using Huawei equipment in 5G mobile networks
Chinese technology giant Huawei Technologies has filed a lawsuit with a Lisbon court against a resolution by Portugal’s cybersecurity council CSSC that effectively bars operators from using its equipment in high-speed 5G mobile networks, the company said.
The CSSC is the prime minister’s consultative body and its resolution, although not naming Huawei directly, was seen as a blow to efforts by Huawei to enter stand-alone networks in the 5G market in Portugal, and extend existing contracts on 4G platforms on which the new technology is based.
Europe and the US have concerns that Chinese involvement in critical infrastructure could compromise security. Beijing and Huawei reject such suggestions.
“Huawei Portugal seeks protection of its legitimate interests and legal rights under the law as a company duly established in Portugal,” Huawei replied to Reuters when asked about the lawsuit.
The justice ministry’s portal Citius shows that the lawsuit was filed at the Lisbon Administrative Court on August 31.
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Huawei told Reuters it hopes the court will “remedy the multiple violations” of its rights, and the “significant detrimental impact on the company and its partners” from the resolution.