INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
and will instead call for countries to share more data on 5G cybersecurity risks.According to Reuters, European Digital Commissioner Andrus
Ansip will urge member states to exchange the findings of their impact assessment tests in recognition of the importance of G
infrastructure.The guidance is not legally binding, but will carry significant legal weight, giving individual nations the freedom to choose
whether or not to ban Huawei from their telecoms markets.The reported development is a huge boost for Huawei, which has effectively been
frozen out of the US market due to national security fears
legislation requires firms in China to assist in state surveillance.Huawei has emphatically denied any such accusations and there is little
appetite from mobile operators for a ban as they fear this would reduce innovation and increase prices
There is also the possibility a ban could delay the rollout of 5G.Several governments around the world are re-assessing the role of Chinese
telecommunications vendors in their networks because of the sensitive data that 5G networks will carry and the mission critical applications
they will enable.A UK decision is expected as soon as next month
It is thought that British operators will be limited to using Huawei products in no more than half of their networks and an outright ban is
unlikely.Meanwhile, Germany has elected not to impose Huawei-specific sanctions and will also promote supplier diversity
not just Huawei.All equipment in German mobile networks will need to be tested at the federal cyber security agency (BSI) before they can be
used, while operators will be obligated to monitor their infrastructure for abnormalities.
