UK shrinks timetable for telcos to stop installing 5G kit from Huawei

The UK government has brought forward its Huawei 5G ban to September 2021. From this date, telecommunications firms will no longer be allowed to install new equipment made by the Chinese tech giant. UK telcos such as EE, Vodafone and Three had previously been working until 2027 to install equipment purchased before the end of [] The post UK government brings Huawei 5G ban forward appeared first on

UK telecoms providers will be banned from installing Huawei technology in 5G networks from September next year. The government today revealed the Telecoms Security Bill which “will create new powers to control high-risk vendors”. The press release specifically named Huawei as one vendor impacted by the proposed law. It called the September 2021 deadline as “an important milestone in the path mobil

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2027 ban prelude will be new Ofcom micromanagement powers Not content with its planned ban on Huawei equipment in the UK’s 5G phone networks, the British government now wants to threaten Huawei-using telcos with fines of £100,000 a day unless they follow binding new rules on how existing kit can be used.…

British telcos could face large fines if they fail to remove Huawei equipment from their 5G networks under new legislation.

The UK government has introduced a new bill which could see telecommunications companies fined up to £100,000 a day or 10% of their revenues if they violate the ban on Huawei equipment. The Telecommunications Security Bill aims to improve the UK’s security standards as well as diminish the threat of operators using high-risk vendors such as Chinese tech giant Huawei, which was banned from being us

A draft bill proposes tough penalties on firms that breach the ban on Huawei gear The UK government is considering a ban on installing Huawei's 5G equipment as soon as next year, to pacify politicians who are pressing for tougher restrictions on the Chinese telecom giant. Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reports that the ban could come as early as September 2021. Con

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BT has switched on the UK’s first dedicated public 5G network for a connected campus at the University of Warwick. The network is part of a collaboration between the telco, the University of Warwick and Warwickshire County Council, and will bring 5G mobile coverage to University students, staff and visitors across the 720-acre site, and to people in surrounding areas through BT’s EE mobile network