EU set to crack down on Huawei, ZTE hardware in member countries over security reasons
EU set to crack down on Huawei, ZTE hardware in member countries over security reasons
EU set to crack down on Huawei, ZTE hardware in member countries
The European Commission is looking to go further on its bid to remove Huawei and ZTE telecoms networks from its member states.
Vice President Henna Virkkunen has tabled a proposal to make 2020 5G cybersecurity toolbox recommendations legally binding, and could extend beyond just mobile networks to include fixed-line broadband and fibre networks in EU member countries, too.
The development comes despite many countries having already enacted such changes – Sweden banned Huawei and ZTE from its 5G networks in 2020, the UK has done the same, and Germany plans a removal from its 5G core networks by 2026.
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The UK has framed the removal of Huawei’s technology as a supply chain necessity: “the security of the company’s products… can no longer be managed due to the impact of US sanctions on its supply chain.”
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