The concerns to national security were cited by Thierry Breton, EU commissioner for the internal market, in a request to additional member states to drop “high-risk” vendors like Huawei and ZTE from their 5G networks.
According to Breton, just 10 EU nations have so far restricted or outright barred Huawei from using their 5G networks.
Later, according to Reuters, China stated that it vehemently disagrees with some EU countries’ decision to ban Huawei and maintains that the EU commission has the authority to do so.
a high-ranking EU official calls on other nations to exclude China’s Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks
The Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is once again making headlines in Europe after a report said Germany may forbid the use of some of its equipment in its 5G network.
Increasing tensions with Beijing, a senior European Union official has urged further EU nations to prohibit Chinese telecom companies ZTE and Huawei from using their 5G networks.
In order to protect their national security, more member states should stop upgrading their mobile internet infrastructure with “high-risk” vendors like Huawei and ZTE, according to EU commissioner for the internal market Thierry Breton.
The EU developed a “5G cybersecurity toolbox” in January 2020 with the intention of detecting the dangers associated with include particular 5G infrastructure providers in its rollout. as occurred at the same time as several nations, including the U.K., decided to forbid Huawei because to security concerns.
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