The British Daily Telegraph confirmed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had decided to revert to a previous plan that would allow Huawei to work on the implementation of 5G in communication networks in Britain.
The British authorities’ demand will help reduce China’s participation in British infrastructure by 2023, the newspaper reported.
The move is seen as a major change in Britain’s position, especially after confirming in late April that it would allow Huawei to have a role in building 5G networks.
In January, Britain decided to allow Huawei to access what the government has qualified as insensitive parts of the network, limiting its participation by 35%.
As a result, Boris Johnson will improve his chances of rapprochement with US President Donald Trump, especially after Britain has left the European Union.
The move is part of the Trump government’s policy to suppress China and Huawei, such as blocking the global supply of chips to Chinese society.
The United States has raised security concerns over Huawei equipment and has warned that allies who use it in their networks may cut the flow of information when sharing intelligence with Washington. Also, the theories of the pandemic and the Corona conspiracy that accompanied it have complicated the position of the Chinese telecommunications company.
China is also under fire for its management of the Coronavirus epidemic, and Beijing denies US claims that it was not transparent about the COVID 19 pandemic.
Vodafone, which is the second-largest mobile operator in the world after China Mobile, has decided to withdraw the equipment produced by Huawei
In this context, Vodafone, which is the second-largest mobile operator in the world after China Mobile, has decided to withdraw the equipment produced by Huawei from the sensitive heart of its mobile networks in Europe after Great Britain decided to restrict the role of Chinese society in 5G networks. This process takes approximately five years and will cost approximately $ 221 million.
“We have now decided, following the European Union toolbox and the British government’s decision to withdraw Huawei from the core 5G network,” Vodafone chief executive Nick Reed told reporters.
Earlier, the European Union followed Britain’s decision to allow members to limit the role Huawei could play in 5G telecommunications networks and to resist pressure from Washington for a total ban.
European Union countries may restrict or exclude high-risk 5G network providers such as Huawei from the main parts of their telecommunications networks, following new directives that aim to tackle cybersecurity risks for member countries.
