According to a Reuters report on July 14, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make an important decision on Tuesday, local time, announcing that Huawei is banned from entering the UK's 5G network. According to reports, the British decision will delight Washington and disappoint Beijing, and it also means the end of the 20-year partnership between Huawei and the UK’s largest mobile operator.
reported that the United States has been pushing Johnson to overturn his decision to give Huawei a "limited participation" role in the 5G field in January, and the United States believes that "this Chinese company has a security risk." At that time, Johnson allowed Huawei to play a limited role in the 5G network and participate in the construction of "non-core" parts, with a supply ceiling of 35%.
According to reports, the "National Security Council" (NSC) chaired by Johnson will meet on Tuesday morning to discuss the Huawei issue. The British Secretary of Culture Oliver Dawden will announce the decision in the House of Commons later in the day.
reported that the direct excuse for the British policy shift is the impact of the new US sanctions on chip technology. London said this affected Huawei's ability to continue to be a reliable supplier.
Huawei and its customers, including British Telecom, Vodafone and Three, are waiting to see how big the new ban is and how fast it is implemented. The result will affect hundreds of millions of pounds in funding.
British Telecom CEO Philip Jensen said on Monday that the company will need at least 5 years, preferably 7 years, to completely remove Huawei equipment.
He said: "If we are to remove Huawei equipment very quickly, the 24 million British Telecom users may face service interruption." He also said that if the ban is extended to all mobile networks and fixed line networks , Plus traditional equipment, it will take more than ten years to complete the replacement.
Vodafone said that removing all Huawei equipment will cost "billions" of pounds.
reported that Huawei has always denied the US claims and said that the impact of US sanctions is still unclear and urges the UK to wait.
