Telecommunications firms will be banned from installing new Huawei equipment into the UK's 5G network from September next year, it was claimed today. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden will tomorrow announce a ban on new Huawei equipment being installed in the UK's 5G network from September 2021The Government announced in July that it was U-turning on a decision it made in January to grant the Chinese tech giant a role in building Britain's 5G network. The prospect of a swift ban on installing Huawei 5G equipment is likely to further strain relations between Britain and China. The Telecommunications (Security) Bill cements the Government's decision to ban Huawei from the 5G network. Huawei has said it believes the decision to exclude it from the UK's 5G network is 'politically-motivated and not based on a fair evaluation of the risks'.

Source: Daily Mail November 29, 2020 08:26 UTC