US, Latvia Issue Declaration About Sourcing From Trusted 5G Suppliers

The U.S. and Latvia issued a joint declaration agreeing to source only from “trusted” 5G suppliers, saying those efforts will improve national security and benefit their private sectors. “The United States and Latvia believe that it is critical for countries to transition from untrusted network hardware and software suppliers in existing networks to trusted ones,” the declaration, released Feb. 27 by the State Department, said. The declaration comes as the U.S. lobbies other countries to reject Huawei technology and seeks to further restrict foreign sales containing U.S. goods to Huawei (see 2002050047).