Security News > 2020 > November > Huawei Appeals Swedish 5G Ban

Chinese telecoms group Huawei has appealed Sweden's decision to ban it from the country's 5G network for security reasons, a legal filing obtained by AFP on Friday showed.

The ban, announced by the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority on October 20, "Lacks legal basis, violates fundamental human rights, violates fundamental EU legal principles ... and is incorrect in substance," Huawei wrote in its appeal to PTS and the Stockholm administrative court.

Carriers using any existing Huawei and ZTE installations must also remove them by January 2025, PTS said.

The United States alleges Chinese firms are used to spy for Beijing - allegations which China denies - and has piled pressure on allies to cut Huawei from their telecommunications infrastructure.

Huawei said in its appeal there was "No concrete evidence of a cyber security threat" posed by the company, and insisted that "The Chinese state cannot order Huawei to spy".

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