Italy’s Minister of Industry, Stefano Patuanelli, stressed during a press statement the need to cooperate with the Chinese company Huawei in developing the fifth generation networks inside the country, adding that cooperation must be done with Huawei because it provides the best equipment at the lowest prices.
The Italian official indicated that cooperation with the Chinese company will not harm national security in the country, especially since several legislations have been issued that guarantee the maintenance of national security.
It should be noted that the Parliamentary Committee for Italian Security stressed last week the need to reconsider the prevention of Chinese Huawei and ZTE companies from participating in developing the fifth generation networks inside the country.