Huawei to be removed from UK 5G networks by 2027
Huawei will be completely removed from the UK’s 5G networks by the end of 2027, the government said on July 14 following new advice produced by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on the impact of US sanctions against the telecommunications vendor.As per the decision, the UK's mobile providers are being banned from buying new Huawei 5G equipment after 31 December, and they must also remove all the Chinese firm's 5G kit from their networks by 2027, Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden told the House of Commons.It follows sanctions imposed by Washington, which claims the firm poses a national security threat.“By the time of the next election, we will have implemented in law an irreversible path for the complete removal of Huawei equipment from our 5G networks,” Dowden said adding that the s...