It looks like Spain, France, Belgium and Portugal weren't the only ones affected. What do you think to the strange, undisclosed outage in Manchester today?
I doubt very much this was a Net Zero factor, more likely a cyber attack, I suspect China. The trade war with USA is panicking them and they, are exerting there power in Europe. I bet that both countries have Huawei kit in there systems infrastructure. A quick search quickly shows that I could be on to something...
Regarding the use of Huawei equipment in their infrastructure:
- Portugal has maintained a ban on Chinese 5G equipment, including Huawei, since May 2023 due to cybersecurity concerns. Major Portuguese telecom operators like Altice, NOS, and Vodafone have committed to not using Huawei technology in their 5G core networks and are in the process of removing existing Huawei equipment from their infrastructure[3][7][11].
- Spain does not have an official ban on Huawei; Telefónica Spain uses Huawei equipment in its 5G core network, indicating Huawei technology is part of Spain’s telecom infrastructure[9].
- Huawei has been involved in smart grid projects in Portugal, such as the deployment of smart electrical energy meters using Huawei’s 4.5G NB-IoT technology, but this is distinct from the core power grid infrastructure[4].
In summary, while Huawei technology is present in some telecom and smart grid applications, neither Spain nor Portugal’s power outage has been linked to Huawei equipment. Portugal officially bans Huawei in critical 5G infrastructure, whereas Spain continues to use Huawei technology in telecom networks[3][7][9].
It looks like Spain, France, Belgium and Portugal weren't the only ones affected. What do you think to the strange, undisclosed outage in Manchester today?
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2048116/manchester-power-outage-live-trams-suspended
I doubt very much this was a Net Zero factor, more likely a cyber attack, I suspect China. The trade war with USA is panicking them and they, are exerting there power in Europe. I bet that both countries have Huawei kit in there systems infrastructure. A quick search quickly shows that I could be on to something...
Regarding the use of Huawei equipment in their infrastructure:
- Portugal has maintained a ban on Chinese 5G equipment, including Huawei, since May 2023 due to cybersecurity concerns. Major Portuguese telecom operators like Altice, NOS, and Vodafone have committed to not using Huawei technology in their 5G core networks and are in the process of removing existing Huawei equipment from their infrastructure[3][7][11].
- Spain does not have an official ban on Huawei; Telefónica Spain uses Huawei equipment in its 5G core network, indicating Huawei technology is part of Spain’s telecom infrastructure[9].
- Huawei has been involved in smart grid projects in Portugal, such as the deployment of smart electrical energy meters using Huawei’s 4.5G NB-IoT technology, but this is distinct from the core power grid infrastructure[4].
In summary, while Huawei technology is present in some telecom and smart grid applications, neither Spain nor Portugal’s power outage has been linked to Huawei equipment. Portugal officially bans Huawei in critical 5G infrastructure, whereas Spain continues to use Huawei technology in telecom networks[3][7][9].
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