China's Dahua Defends Gear Sold in US as Not Posing Security Threat

China’s Dahua Technology, one of the companies on the FCC’s list of companies deemed to be a threat to U.S. networks, said the FCC shouldn’t bar the gear it sells in the U.S. from being authorized for use in the U.S. The FCC is expected to approve soon a recent draft order circulated by Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel that would further clamp down on gear from mostly Chinese companies, preventing the sale of yet-to-be authorized equipment (see 2210130076). “The Secure Equipment Act of 2021 arguably does not encompass any Dahua USA products currently sold in the United States,” said a filing posted Thursday in docket 21-232. “Only network equipment used by broadband service providers that is ‘essential to the provision’ of any ‘high-speed, switched, broadband telecommunications capability’ can be included on the Covered List,” Dahua said: “The scope of the Covered List should not include video cameras, video security systems, or accessories that are not used in providing broadband or telecommunications services. As Dahua USA has continuously emphasized, Dahua USA equipment is typically considered a peripheral device, and none of its products are telecommunications equipment.”