Overview

• The Spanish Interior Ministry renewed a €12.3 million storage contract with Huawei, and the Defense Ministry awarded a €12.5 million OceanStor 6800 deal for offline retention of judicially authorized intercepts.
• Spanish officials maintain the Huawei systems operate offline, hold top accreditation from the National Cryptologic Center, and are overseen by Telefónica to prevent external access.
• Directors of U.S. Congressional intelligence committees have sent a letter to the CIA director requesting a review of bilateral intelligence-sharing agreements with Spain over concerns about Huawei’s potential access to sensitive data.
• The European Commission has reiterated its recommendation that member states restrict or exclude Huawei from 5G networks, citing higher security risks than alternative providers.
• Catalan President Salvador Illa met with Huawei executives to advance Catalonia’s Plan Asia economic outreach and lay groundwork for opening a regional delegation in Beijing.