Security fears kill deal between NFL team and Huawei to add Wi-Fi to stadium

As we've often mentioned, back in 2012 the U.S. government called Huawei a national security threat. There was speculation that Huawei phones and networking equipment spy on American consumers and corporations, a fear that continues to this day despite the company's denials. This fear was so pervasive that it led a government advisot to blow up a deal between the NFL's Washington Redskins and Huawei.

Back in 2014, the NFL team in the nation's capital, the Washington Redskins, had worked out a deal with Huawei to outfit the suites at FedEx Field with Wi-Fi.. According ...