By Sebastian Murphy-bates For Mailonline
Published: 06:58 BST, 8 April 2019 | Updated: 06:59 BST, 8 April 2019
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Dr Ian Levy (pictured) has warned that Huawei's 'poor' engineering was 'like it's back in the year 2000' amid rising concerns about the provider
A GCHQ chief has suggested Huawei equipment could be banned from Westminster and other sensitive areas over concerns about 'shoddy' security in the Chinese firm's products.
Dr Ian Levy, technical director of the organisation's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), said Huawei's 'poor' engineering was 'like it's back in the year 2000'.
The technology giant's involvement in Britain's new 5G network is expected to come under scrutiny in an upcoming Government review of the country's telecommunications infrastructure.
To date, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson and the head of MI6 Alex Younger have publicly expressed their concerns over the company, while GCHQ chief Jeremy Fleming has spoken of both 'opportunities and threats' posed by Chinese firms.
Among the concerns are that the Chinese government
