Government seeks to firewall telecom infrastructure from Chinese threat SECTIONS Share Synopsis Also, the government is said to be unhappy with some Indian mobile telecom operators who continued to source telecom network gear from Chinese companies despite the growing tensions between the two countries and in the face of clear indication from the telecom department to go slow on business and collaborations with the neighbouring nation, the officials added. (This story originally appeared in on Mar 11, 2021)NEW DELHI: In a move that will restrict the business of top Chinese vendors such as Huawei and ZTE in India’s 4G telecom expansion and the upcoming 5G, the government on Wednesday took decisive steps towards securing the mobile eco-system by making amendments to the license rules, mandating that post-June 15, the equipment can be procured only from ‘trusted’ sources that have been approved by a Designated Authority.