Deutsche Bahn Radio Failure Prompts Calls to Ban Chinese Parts in Critical Infrastructure (heise.de)

• Deutsche Bahn halted all train traffic on June 24, 2026 due to a radio disruption.
• Politicians Kiesewetter (CDU) and von Notz (Greens) call for banning Chinese components from critical infrastructure.
• Deutsche Bahn confirmed a maintenance error, not a cyberattack.
• EU Commission proposed a law to ban Huawei/ZTE from network equipment.

"After a complete failure of Deutsche Bahn's train radio system on June 24, 2026, German security politicians demand a ban on Chinese components in critical infrastructure. CDU politician Roderich Kiesewetter and Green Party politician Konstantin von Notz made the calls. Deutsche Bahn ruled out a cyberattack, attributing the disruption to a maintenance error. The EU Commission had already proposed legislation in early 2026 to ban contentious vendors like Huawei and ZTE. Network operators have criticized the plan."