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Australia’s defence department is phasing out Chinese phones after US intelligence issued security warnings
An Australian government agency is phasing out two Chinese phone brands as the US warns of possible security concerns.
The Department of Defence confirmed to Business Insider it no longer uses any Huawei phones and is retiring its ZTE mobiles.
“Defence has a quantity of aging ZTE mobile phones in service that are used for unclassified voice and text purposes. Existing ZTE mobile phones, when they fail, are being replaced with an alternate unclassified voice and text mobile handset,” a Defence spokesperson told Business Insider.
An Australian government agency is phasing out two Chinese phone brands as the US warns of possible security concerns.
The Department of Defence confirmed to Business Insider it no longer uses any Huawei phones and is retiring its ZTE mobiles.
“Defence has a quantity of aging ZTE mobile phones in service that are used for unclassified voice and text purposes. Existing ZTE mobile phones, when they fail, are being replaced with an alternate unclassified voice and text mobile handset,” a Defence spokesperson told Business Insider.