Security News > 2020 > February > Britain's 5G Lesson: Choose or Choice Will Be Made for You

"Had the U.K. banned Huawei in 2018 like the U.S. and Australia, the mobile operators' 5G rollout plans would have been at an earlier stage."

"Had the U.K. banned Huawei in 2018 like the U.S. and Australia, the mobile operators' 5G rollout plans would have been at an earlier stage. The U.S. also compensated some of its networks for the costs of equipment removal."

For now, Huawei will continue to be a part of the U.K.'s 5G rollout.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced last week that his government will allow "Limited" use of equipment from China's Huawei for the nation's emerging 5G networks.

Johnson's decision follows advice from the U.K. government's National Cyber Security Center, which recommended capping at 35 percent the amount of Huawei gear that each of the country's four largest mobile network providers can use as part of their non-core 5G infrastructure.

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