\tGermany was tipped to be on the brink of allowing Huawei to supply equipment for 5G networks in the country, ignoring calls from the US to ban the under-fire Chinese vendor, Reuters reported<\/p>\n
A senior government source told the publication the country is set to publish a \u201csecurity catalogue\u201d this week, which had been finalised by the national network regulator and cybersecurity watchdog.<\/p>\n
The rulebook will outline Germany\u2019s intentions to maintain a level playing field for vendors in building 5G networks, imposing no bans and thus allowing Huawei to work with operators in the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cGermany\u2019s approach did not, and does not, foresee any clause that would exclude any one company,\u201d said the government official.<\/p>\n
The nation’s decision does not come as a huge surprise. Despite pressure from Washington [1] to ban the Chinese company, both Germany and the UK have indicated Huawei would play some part in the rollout of 5G.<\/p>\n
Last week, the European Commission also declined to single Huawei out following a risk assessment of 5G networks, although it did warn against state-backed threats [2] to the technology, along with a heightened risk associated with infrastructure deals involving single suppliers.<\/p>\n
Europe\u2019s approach contrasts greatly from the US, which imposed export sanctions on Huawei in May, [3] resulting in severe ramifications on its network and smartphone business.<\/p>\n
Added security
\nReuters said Germany\u2019s network operators have opposed calls to ban the company, which the US alleges uses backdoors in its equipment for spying.<\/p>\n
Huawei is considered to be a leading vendor in 5G equipment and there were fears among domestic operators, which all work with the company, that a ban could delay the rollout of the technology by years and add billions to deployment costs.<\/p>\n
The security rulebook will, however, require Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone Germany and Telefonica Deutschland to identify and apply enhanced security standards to critical network elements, Handelsblatt reported.<\/p>\n
It will also require vendors to agree to pay damages to customers if proof is found that equipment has been used for spying.<\/p>\n[1] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/top-three\/us-turns-screws-on-germany-over-huawei-kit\/
\n[2] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/home-banner\/ec-lays-out-concerns-over-5g-security\/
\n[3] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/home-banner\/huawei-lands-on-us-trade-blacklist\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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