Philippines hoists cyber shield against China Telecom

Chinese-led consortium under close watch for online threats, regulator says

A person uses her cellphone to photo the procession by thousands of devotees to celebrate the feast day of the Child Jesus in Manila, Philippines. A consortium led by the parent of China Telecom has been granted a license to run the Philippines' third telecom network. © AP

CLIFF VENZON, Nikkei staff writer

June 20, 2019 16:20 JST

MANILA -- China Telecom's future operations in the Philippines will be closely monitored by a government-operated cybersecurity platform specially designed to guard against spying and other online threats.

Amid rising global security concerns over China's high-tech companies, state-owned China Telecom is the largest stakeholder in Mislatel, the Philippines' third telecommunications carrier that is set to receive its operating license on July 8.