A mobile phone industry report says the widespread rollout of 5G in Europe could be delayed by 18 months and cost 55 million euros more than expected if operators did not have access to the equipment. net made in china Huawei and, to a lesser extent, ZTE, control 40% of the European market for telecommunications equipment, but have actually been kept out of the United States for national security reasons. Last month, US companies were ordered to stop doing business with Huawei, a move that has a significant impact on the company's device and network divisions.
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Huawei has frequently denied any claims that its products pose a security risk, while the US government has produced no evidence of wrongdoing. However, Washington is now asking its allies to follow suit and ban Huawei from deploying 5G. European carriers have often voiced opposition to any ban, saying excluding Huawei would lead to slower innovation and higher prices. And now a GSMA report, seen by Reuters, has quantified the impact of such action. "Half of this (additional) cost would be due to the high input costs of European operators following a significant loss of competition in the mobile equipment market," the report read. "In addition, operators will need to replace existing infrastructure before rolling out 5G upgrades." The UK is carrying out its own assessment of Huawei's future role in the UK's telecommunications infrastructure. A report was scheduled to arrive in the spring, but has yet to materialize. Leaks have suggested that operators will not be banned from using Huawei's kit on the radio layer of their networks, but this has yet to be confirmed. A separate report said any ban would jeopardize the UK's position as a 5G leader by delaying the widespread availability of the service by 18 to 24 months. This could cost the British economy up to £6.8 trillion. via Reuters