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News Desk
The Joint Intelligence Committee has added its voice amid growing concerns that China's offer to "help build" a £50 million mobile phone network on London’s underground, may in fact undermine London’s security apparatus. With continual cyber attacks from China, who has been seeking military and technological knowledge from western countries like the UK, to provide its growing military and technological prowess with the latest intelligence and innovations.
Other concerns have alse been expressed at China's attempts to infiltrate power networks by using sophisticated devices that target banks and telecoms networks, that can be disrupted in the event of a conflict.
A privately owned Chinese telecoms firm Huawei, has offered to provide £50 million in equipment to London Underground as a "gift" from one Olympic host country to another.
The Huawei deal will see mobile transmitters fitted along the ceilings of Tube tunnels, allowing passengers to make use of their mobile phones when on trains.
Transport for London commenting on the discussions with Huawei in the FT said talks were "ongoing"
"TfL and the mayor of London are currently in discussions with mobile phone operators and other suppliers about potential provision of mobile phone services".
The work to have mobiles operating on the London underground is expected to be completed by March 2012, with the Central and Jubilee lines given priority as these are the lines connecting to Olympic park in Stratford.
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