Huawei technology is equipo to be removed from UK networks by 2027.
the future of Huawei it’s getting more and more complicated. As more than a year has passed since the United States government crossed the line, the United Kingdom has decided to follow in Trump’s footsteps and block companies in the country from working with Huawei. This will avoid the Chinese company’s involvement in the process of deploying 5G networks in Great Britain.
I press releaseThis was announced by the Boris Johnson-led government next Tuesday Restricting the purchase of Huawei telecom equipment for companies in the country. The restriction comes into effect on January 1, the day when telecom companies cannot receive new equipment from Huawei, and all components manufactured by the Chinese company must be removed from network infrastructures before 2027.
Huawei technology should be removed from UK 5G networks by 2027
The British executive has been involved since the beginning of the year limited involvement of Huawei in the development and implementation of 5G networks in the country to 35%. Nevertheless, the operator is BK explained in a press release that removing Huawei from its list of partners will not affect the build-out of 5G networks in the country, despite the fact that the Chinese company has been working with BT without interruption for 15 years. However, expect delays between two and three years in implementing the new networks and additional costs which will exceed the figure of £2,500m.
The veto stems from the US decision to ban Huawei from doing business with US companies alleged national security risks, as some politicians and experts believe the Chinese government could use Huawei devices designed for telecoms to obtain sensitive information. Allegations that Huawei has of course denied several times.
Although the measure announced by the United Kingdom is mainly aimed at avoiding Huawei’s involvement in the implementation of 5G networks, the reality is like this The country’s telecom companies will be forced to change their existing network infrastructureas the company’s equipment will also have to be removed from the 4G networks currently in place in the country.
After learning about the UK strategy, Huawei issued a statement expressing his disappointment and describing the decision taken by the government as “disappointing” and noting that this is “bad news for any UK resident who owns a mobile phone” as a decision “Bringing Great Britain to the digital slow lane, rising bills and widening the digital divide”. Despite this, the company says it will try to work with the UK to see how it perro continue to contribute to the development of new technology in the UK.
Statement on the UK Government’s decision
Ed Brewster, a spokesman for Huawei UK, said: “This disappointing decision is bad news for anyone in the UK who owns a mobile phone. “1/4 pic.twitter.com/A0V7O1LQmr—HuaweiUK (@HuaweiUK) July 14, 2020
Despite everything, Huawei keeps positive figures
The UK will roll out its 5G networks without Huawei’s help
Although the list of problems Huawei faces seems endless, the truth is so the results the company nevertheless reported generally positively. This Monday the signature reported $64.8 billion in revenue growth of almost 13% in the first half of 2020 compared to the same period last year. In the consumer division – which includes the segments teléfonos inteligentes, tabletas and smart watches – profits reached $ 36.5 billion.