Huawei. Less than a day after the first information came out suggesting that the company's products would be banned in an important European country, the announcement officially came today. British Telecom, the largest telecommunications group in Great Britain, has announced that it will give up all Huawei 4G equipment in the next two years, and that it will avoid using Chinese products for the 5G network it will launch in the country.
Huawei. The announcement comes shortly after the head of MI6, Alex Younger, said that mobile phone operators in Great Britain must be very careful with the equipment provided by the Chinese. I told you that this would have the effect of banning Huawei products in Great Britain, and here is the first major telecom operator to make this decision, including for old equipment, which is a surprise, because it has not happened in other countries so.
Huawei. OFFICIALLY, THE FIRST COUNTRY IN EUROPE TO BAN IT
Huawei. The decision of those from British Telecom to avoid using the Chinese company's equipment for the future 5G network, but also for the current 4G, comes as a result of the pressure exerted by the USA in recent months. The Americans are very determined to convince everyone to give up Huawei's equipment for mobile networks, and not only that, and in Europe the wave of bans starts with Great Britain, and will continue with other countries.
Britain's BT Group Plc will remove Huawei Technologies Co's equipment from its core 4G network within two years. BT has also excluded Huawei from bidding for contracts to supply equipment for use in its 5G network.
Huawei. If British Telecom has banned the telecommunications equipment of the Chinese, it is very clear that EE and the smaller operators will make similar decisions, following the pressures put by the secret services. Banning Huawei in Europe, even at the level of telecommunications equipment, will put serious pressure on the company, and this could affect its phone sales if people understand that the products could transmit their personal data to the Chinese government.
