April 29 news, the Indian media, "Business
Line "Thursday on its Web site quoted the Indian Department of Telecommunications circular reported that India has banned the import of Huawei Technologies and ZTE and other Chinese telecom equipment manufacturers.
Two policies aimed at China Telecom equipment manufacturers
The site said that the Indian Department of Telecommunications Tuesday has the original plan to buy from Chinese manufacturers of equipment issued a ban of some operators. Earlier, India's telecommunications department earlier informal request the operator not to buy Chinese-made telecommunications equipment, but this is the first official release of the agency for the import ban on Chinese equipment.
It is understood that, in addition to "ban" policy, India's telecommunications department last month on the market introduction of new telecommunications operation and maintenance requirements: in India in all telecommunications equipment manufacturers, who can only do Indian employment on operation and maintenance. In the next three years, reliance on foreign engineers, should be "zero" or "minimal." This policy will be increased to a foreign telecommunications company operating license requirement, while ZTE, Huawei and other Chinese telecommunications companies will be seriously affected.
Government of India has been worried, telecommunications equipment from some countries may be built-in spyware or malicious software, so harmful to India's intelligence agencies.
Earlier, the Indian government has for no IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identifier) cell phone ban, China's cottage. In the December 8, 2009, the Indian Ministry of Finance also announced that originated in China will be synchronous digital transmission equipment (Synchronous
Digital Hierarchy Transmission
Equipment, SDH) to impose provisional anti-dumping duty, the highest price for the imports (CIF) of 236%.
Chinese telecommunications companies Zai Yu "security gate"
On including China, including Huawei and ZTE communications companies, India is an important overseas market. While the market has become the world's most competitive telecommunications markets, China's telecommunications companies have been expanding in India is "walking on thin ice", the largest level of resistance from regulators. Indian authorities on many occasions for various reasons to block Chinese products to enter the equipment manufacturers, such as "national security" grounds prohibit operators purchase equipment manufacturers in China products.
It is understood that the Indian market, Huawei 2008 revenues reached 1.3 billion U.S. dollars, and has R & D center in India, with more than 4,000 employees.
ZTE has plants in India and has nearly 2,000 employees, including nearly 90% of staff localization. ZTE filing shows the performance in India last year, a record sales year on year increase of 50%.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is bound to these two companies would form a greater impact, while India will lose operator to buy a high opportunity cost of telecommunications equipment.