EC coming out against Huawei

Author: EIS Release Date: Aug 4, 2020


The EU is beginning to push for a non-Huawei 5G network in Europe.

“Progress is urgently needed to mitigate the risk of dependency on high-risk suppliers, also with a view to reducing dependencies at Union level,” said the EC last week.

France has followed the UK in banning Huawei switchgear in 5G networks by saying it will not extend licences to use Huawei – which last 3 to 8 years – once they expire.

This amounts to a de facto ban on using Huawei kit.

Reuters quotes an EC official saying: ““If you look at the situation worldwide, Nokia and Ericsson have a large part of the world market in terms of contracts signed worldwide on deployment of 5G. The two combined have certainly more than 50% to 60%, 65%. I think that two European suppliers can provide what is needed not only for Europe but also for a large part of the world.”

Germany has not yet made a decision on using Huawei.