Chinese telecom firm Huawei is demanding an independent inquiry for cyber spying checks on all foreign-made technology that is used in Australian networks after it was excluded from the National Broadband Network project.

Huawei Australia chairman John Lord demanded equal treatment for the company and said that blacklisting one company is not a viable solution in today business model where one equipment might include parts built in several different countries.

He said that all new telecom equipment must be checked for spying related links by an independent cyber security centre. The UK government has set up a similar authority and this has allowed the Chinese firm to participate in the country's telecom network project.

Following an advice from ASIO, the government in Australia announced its decision to exclude the Chinese firms over concerns that the cable built in China might be used to spy on Australian communication network.

Meanwhile, a US congressional investigation of a year has concluded that Chinese telecom companies including Huawei and ZTE pose a security threat to the country and should be barred from contracts and acquisitions in the country. The investigation found that the company has links to Chinese government, Communist Party and military and thus cable wire should not be purchased from the company.