Will the PLA's Huawei have access via Optus to 70% of the Australian Defence Department`s secret signals traffic?

On Huawei:


In January 2003 Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO ) launched a broad lawsuit that lent credence to a damning, years-old rumor: that Huawei had built parts of its business on technology stolen from the Silicon Valley networking giant.

Since it was founded in 1988 by Ren Zhengfei, a former People's Liberation Army officer, many have assumed the company is secretly controlled by China's military.

(http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_51/b3863078.htm)



On Optus: See http://news.sbs.com.au/dateline/singtel_plays_the_spying_game_129887- but most important , the following exceprts:

DES BALL, STRATEGIC & DEFENCE CENTRE, ANU: But those same mechanisms are also used to monitor everything that those Singaporeans citizens listen to, and SingTel plays a very central role in that.

FRANCIS SEOW, FORMER SINGAPORE SOLICITOR-GENERAL: You will be providing SingTel and the Singapore Government not only a window of opportunity, but I think the Singapore Government will have a very real say, in more ways than one, in what goes on in Australia.

But the Australian Defence Department has some specific security concerns. One of Optus`s most valued assets is its communications satellite. Through it passes not only international phone calls and internet traffic, but 70% of the Defence Department`s secret signals traffic.
DES BALL: This is of the utmost seriousness. This comes to the heart of the security of Australia`s telecommunications - not just the telephone calls of private citizens, but the most confidential, sensitive communications of Australian government authorities, which are now, potentially at least, at some risk.



On Optus and Huawei:


Optus, Huawei ink R&D pact
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Fran Foo | May 19, 2008

OPTUS and telecommunication networks provider Huawei Technologies have joined forces to launch a multi-million dollar innovation centre in Sydney.

Dubbed the Mobile Innovation Centre, the centre is expected to be fully operational by August.

Exact investment figures were not provided but a Huawei Australia spokesman said it was a 50:50 venture. It is unclear how many people will man the facility.

Huawei and Optus will use the lab to develop commercially viable, next generation mobile and wireless broadband equipment.

"The facility will help in the continued development and training of our engineering research and development teams and help us to address the skills shortages within our industry,” Steve Christian, Optus Networks managing director, said in a statement.

Jerry Wang, Huawei Australia managing director, said the centre would provide "unrivalled opportunities to deliver the latest mobile technologies that take into consideration cost efficiencies and new revenue generating streams".

Mr Wang is currently accompanying NSW Premier Morris Iemma on his tour of China.

Huawei also has several supplier contracts with Optus.

Based in Shenzhen, China, Huawei has several research and development centres globally located in Spain, India, China, Russia and the US.

http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23721305-15306,00.html

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