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Over the next five years, Germany plans to gradually remove Huawei and ZTE components from its 5G wireless network; this move is expected to cause tensions with China.
By the end of 2026, mobile providers such as Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom are required to eliminate these elements from their core networks, and by 2029, from their access and transport networks. Nancy Faeser, the interior minister, stressed the need to lower security risks and steer clear of reliance on potentially unreliable producers.
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“In this way, we are protecting the central nervous systems of Germany as a business location — and we are protecting the communication of citizens, companies, and the state,” Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said in a statement Thursday. “We must reduce security risks and, unlike in the past, avoid one-sided dependencies.”
“In order to avoid critical vulnerabilities and dependencies, trustworthy manufacturers must therefore be relied upon,” it added.
In response, Huawei declared that there is no proof that its technology poses any cybersecurity threats and that it is eager to go on working with Germany.
The Chinese embassy denounced the action and issued a warning that it would jeopardize future collaboration and mutual confidence.
This decision is in line with larger patterns in Western nations that restrict Huawei’s access to the telecom industry owing to national security considerations.
