Huaweiappears to be urging the Australian government to launch a next generation telecommunications deployment initiative. The company seeks to cooperate with the government in the field 6G networks.
According to the report SMHThe Chinese telecommunications equipment maker wants the government to talk to the company about how to roll out the next generation of mobile networking technology, or 6G. This time, he aims to work closely with the government to avoid the ban he faced on the national 5G network. In other words, this is another attempt to lift the initial ban on work on 5G deployments in Australia and aims to work with the government on research and development on 6G networks.
Jeremy Mitchell, director of corporate affairs at Huawei Australia, said that it is "not too late" for the company to ship telecommunications equipment to the country for its 5G infrastructure, but he also believes that it is "very unlikely." The official added that “now we want to talk with the Australian government about what we will do when 6G or 7G comes out because, like it or not, Huawei or another Chinese company will be the leader in this area,” and that “ We would like to work with the government to ensure Australia has access to the best technology, but to do so in a way that gives security officials the confidence to mitigate risks. ”
Mitchell believes that "6G is only at the very beginning of research, but it is important to start now to understand where this technology is going." For those who don't know, Huawei faced an Australian government ban on its involvement in the 5G rollout because it was a “high risk supplier” that could be influenced by a foreign government and its interests that may be in conflict with Australian law. Thus, the move by the Chinese company can be seen as an attempt to lift the ban, with Mitchell even citing as an example Ericsson lobbying against the Swedish government for a similar ban on Huawei 5G.
