Britain to make Huawei decision on 5G by the autumn - digital minister

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27/08/2019 07:16

LONDON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Britain will make a decision on
whether to allow China's Huawei equipment to be used in its 5G
networks in the autumn, the digital minister Nicky Morgan said. 
  
    "We will make the right decision for the UK. I would hope we
could do something by the autumn," Morgan told BBC radio,
referring to the season that runs in Britain from mid September
to December.  
    "We've got to make sure that this is going to be a decision
for the long term, making sure that we keep all our networks
secure." 

 (Reporting by Kate Holton. Editing by Andrew MacAskill)
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