Despite ambitions to secure critical communications infrastructure, the EC is likely to come up short in delivering against its proposals
Implementing vendor restrictions: Progress report
Western allies continue to push for Huawei restrictions abroad, even as operators struggle to comply at home
Compensation for Huawei ‘rip and replace’ in France?
Long-standing relationships have left some operators particularly exposed to the cost of vendor restrictions, with most governments so far disinclined to offer support
Removing Huawei from the UK’s fixed networks
Operators will be relieved the Government hasn’t set a deadline for the complete removal of Huawei from fibre networks, something that could have significantly impacted rollout plans
Diversifying 5G networks in the UK
US moves to restrict more Chinese companies
FCC head wants the US to lead on OpenRAN
UK Parliament Science and Technology Committee warns Government to learn from 5G security risks
The report pours water on the Government’s signalling that OpenRAN is the silver bullet to the problems faced with Huawei.
Sweden’s 2.3GHz and 3.5GHz 5G auction comes to an end raising $277m
The PTS completed the auction of the 2.3GHz and 3.5GHz bands in just one day, which had been delayed due to appeals from Huawei.
Major European operators sign a MoU to collaborate on OpenRAN deployment
Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, and Vodafone are calling for more political and government support to boost the OpenRAN ecosystem.
