Sunday, June 5, 2016

China’s Huawei Coy About Its Ties to Israeli Firm

Toga Networks is developing range of tools related to storage and information security

By Orr Hirschauge

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - June 2, 2016

TEL AVIV—Huawei Technologies Co., the Chinese telecommunications firm that has barreled into emerging markets around the world, has been cautious about its footprint here.
For the past seven years, Huawei has been developing technologies, some potentially sensitive, through a locally registered company called Toga Networks Ltd., according to former and current employees of both companies.
At Toga, Israeli engineers are developing a range of software and equipment related to networking, storage and information security, including encryption, said former and current employees of the company. Toga is also developing tools that can help telecommunication providers examine data moving through their routers. This so-called deep-packet inspection technology is typically used to prioritize traffic, such as phone calls over emails, but it can also identify individuals who surf specific websites or use certain keywords in emails.

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