BT the uk phone operator is currently rolling out it's huawei voip network, in 5 years time all land voice in uk will be over huawei. There has been lots of debate about whether we want a phone system that can be switched off by beijing. Me no like... Pete, on the move...
And on a late night BBC News 24 programme and few days ago we had the CEO/Chairman of Huawei Western Europe. This company is big and seems to have a lot of western investment of one sort or another and from what was said has plenty of feedin and feedback from China.
BT network 'vulnerable to Chinese attack' ? The Register "Despite consistent denials, western intelligence services believe Huawei has close ties to the Chinese military. Fears in Washington over the alleged relationship last year scuppered its attempt to acquire US telecoms equipment maker 3Com."