In the UK, where Huawei is deploying a national fiber broadband network with BT, Huawei has worked with the government and national security agencies to develop security assurance processes in a Cyber Security Evaluation Center (CSEC).

The center allows security agencies to check, evaluate, and authorize any technology to be implemented into critical infrastructure, and the result has been the successful deployment of a new high-speed network over the past seven years, with the complete oversight of security agencies.

During a recent speech to the National Press Club in Canberra, Lord called for the creation of a national cyber security evaluation center, to test the security credentials of technologies being implemented into critical infrastructure projects.

Such a center would allow for a collaborative approach to cyber security between industry and government, resulting in the best possible network technologies with robust security assurance for government, operators, and end-users alike.

In 2012, Huawei's Global Cyber Security Officer John Suffolk launched the Cyber Security Perspectives White Paper, which investigates the complexities of the global ICT supply chain. The paper notes that any successful approach to tackling cyber security must be done collaboratively between industry and governments.