The Armed Forces of the Philippines sees low risk in allowing China-backed Dito Telecommunity to put up cell sites inside military camps, but a lawmaker wants to cancel the deal to protect national security. READ:
There's"very low" risk for security breaches and spying as China-backed Dito Telecommunity has been allowed to set up cell towers inside military camps, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said Friday.
thoroughly studied by information and communications technology experts part of the country's forces.concerns about spying, concerns about listening devices or eavesdropping.."I just cannot mention everything because those are part of matters also of national security...[Translation: There's a low threat in terms of concerns about spying, listening devices or eavesdropping. We have studied that.
The AFP official added that they also drew confidence from the endorsement of Dito's towers by the National Telecommunications Commission and the Department of Information and Communications Technology, as well as an approved franchise by Congress.signed a deal with Dito allowing them to put up towers inside camps.
In a public advisory, Dito said the locations of its cell towers, base stations, and other structures were part of the plan it submitted to authorities before it secured a license to operate in July 2019. Four companies – namely Huawei, ZTE, Nokia-Huaxin, and Uy's Udenna Infrastructure – have been tapped for land acquisition and lease agreements.
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