<div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:tiempos,georgia,serif;font-size:16px">For decades, U.S. intelligence agencies have capitalized on the central role of U.S. companies in global telecommunications networks to spy on adversaries and gather crucial intelligence.</span><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:tiempos,georgia,serif;font-size:16px"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:tiempos,georgia,serif;font-size:16px">That ability to spy on rivals is threatened by Huawei, especially on the 5G front where Huawei leads the pack with the most patents.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:tiempos,georgia,serif;font-size:16px"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:tiempos,georgia,serif;font-size:16px">U.S. espionage activities documented by National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden have created a fundamental attitude of distrust in the telecommunications industry. The Snowden disclosures exposed how American companies were forced to cooperate with U.S. intelligence activities.</span><br></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:tiempos,georgia,serif;font-size:16px"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:tiempos,georgia,serif;font-size:16px">Many experts say security fears singling out Huawei equipment are overblown, as nearly all the big telecom equipment makers use Chinese factories to churn out their components.</span><br></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:tiempos,georgia,serif;font-size:16px"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><font face="tiempos, georgia, serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/04/03/the-improbable-rise-of-huawei-5g-global-network-china/">https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/04/03/the-improbable-rise-of-huawei-5g-global-network-china/</a></span></font><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, May 22, 2019, 06:39 Ali Hussein via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Kelvin and all</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Never again will we view Multi-Nationals in the same light. Before BigTech Multinationals used to talk about 'dominance' and monopoly in different terms. These were usually handed over by governments on a silver platter. Today's Monopoly players are different. A combination of sheer technology prowess and #StateCapture has brought about a dangerous trend. Let's look at the Telco Wars.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">1. Google and Apple basically (American companies) have carved up the <a href="http://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/worldwide" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Mobile OS market</a> between them. They control a whopping 97% of the Global Mobile handset OS install base. And the balance is based on an 'Open Source' version of Android.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">2. <a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/04/03/the-improbable-rise-of-huawei-5g-global-network-china/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Huawei </a>has carved up the Telco Network Operating Systems worldwide to the extent of making the other players look like kindergarten operators. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">3. The problem with this dominance is that it requires Regulators the world over to speak with one voice. Do you see that happening? I doubt it. Especially with all the Nationalism raising its ugly head worldwide.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">4. Who will stop these Global Players running roughshod over everyone else? Does the UN or the EU or AU have the muscle and financial strength to reign rogue players in the global arena? Your guess is as good as mine.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_4061563480225470862gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Ali
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<span style="font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif""></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><img src="https://t.sidekickopen07.com/s1t/o/5/f18dQhb0S7ks8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9gXrN7sKj6v4LNdFMd_KMKRbM7xW4Wzv6P2zlZNzW26tGP91k1H6H0?si=6190904865718272&pi=674764b8-086d-405e-a9b9-6ac314fa17e4&ti=null" alt="" style="display:none!important" height="1" width="1"></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 10:28 AM Kelvin Kariuki via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear Listers,<br>I hope this email finds you well, this is the current trending topic, I'd like to here your views on this topic from a Policy Perspective.<br><br>Are we overrelying on Global Techs? What are the possible repercussions if they pull out on us? Should Global Techs be declared Dominant to balance the market and reduce the risks of a failure? Feel free to add more questions. <div><br></div><div>Looking forward to your views on this. <br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="m_4061563480225470862gmail-m_-3016780537539443825gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Best Regards,<br><br></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div><div><div><font size="2">Kelvin Kariuki</font></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-size:small">Assistant Lecturer</span><br style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:small">Multimedia University of Kenya</span><br style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:small">Faculty of Computing and Information Technology</span><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><div><div><div><font size="2">Twitter Handle: @teacherkaris</font></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><font size="2">Alt email: <a href="mailto:kkariuki@mmu.ac.ke" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">kkariuki@mmu.ac.ke</a></font></div></div></div><div><div><font size="2">Mobile: +2547 29 385 557</font></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><font size="2">The Lord is my Shepherd </font></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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