Boris Johnson's government has banned the use of new Huawei equipment in Britain's 5G rollout from the end of the year in a stunning about-turn after the Prime Minister's green light just seven months ago
Boris Johnson's government has banned the use of new Huawei equipment in Britain's 5G rollout from the end of the year in a stunning about-turn after the Prime Minister's green light just seven months ago to the Chinese firm.
Dowden said new sanctions imposed by the US Department of Commerce forbidding US companies from supplying Huawei was the cause of the change. In January, the British government ignored Australia and the United States' pleas to omit Huawei from the 5G rollout because of spying concerns.Tory MPs have since launched a rebellion and vowed to defeat the legislation in the Commons, overturning Johnson's 80-seat majority secured last December.
"I welcome very strongly the Government’s move to block Huawei from UK 5G infrastructure from next year," Seely said."I believe that MPs will have concerns about elements of the statement, including no ban on 3G and 4G and a rip-out date for 5G far into the distance.Ed Brewster, a spokesman for Huawei said the decision was "disappointing" and "bad news for anyone in the UK with a mobile phone.
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