The Australian Government has just dropped the ban hammer on Chinese Telecommunications equipment company Huawei and it’s going to be interesting to see how this plays out across the Tasman here in New Zealand…
Given the traditional “copy our West Island cousins” approach versus the “but they’re part of a free trade agreement” view of China (as of 30 minutes ago, the Prime Minister was still comfortable) – Government backed Kordia has an agreement with Huawei Marine for additional cable connectivity to the intertubes however, that cable touches down in Sydney so is the connectivity now off the table?
Huawei already has a foot in the door through agreements with Enable Networks in Christchurch and the middle of the North Island
/popcorn