UK extends deadline to remove Huawei equipment from 5G network core (updated)

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13/10/2022 11:22

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       LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday extended
the deadline to remove equipment and services from China's
Huawei in core network functions to Dec. 31, 2023, from an
original target of Jan. 28, 2023, after consulting with the
company and telecoms operators.
    The government said the deadline to remove all Huawei gear
from Britain's 5G networks by the end of 2027 remained
unchanged.
    It also extended a requirement to limit Huawei to 35% of the
full fibre access network by three months to Oct. 31, 2023.
        Britain decided to ban Huawei and other vendors it
deemed a high security risk from its 5G networks in 2020
following pressure from the United States. 
  
        The ban, which was enshrined in law last year, required
operators such as BT  BT.L , Vodafone  VOD.L  and Hutchison
 0215.HK , to switch to alternative suppliers and eventually
remove Huawei equipment already installed in their networks.
  
 (Reporting by Paul Sandle; editing by James Davey)
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