The United Kingdom’s 5G Decision – Taking a Stand Against China

It came as no surprise, and has certainly been anticipated in the pages of this publication, that the British government decided to prohibit telecom providers from buying new equipment for 5G networks from Huawei Technologies. It is undoubtedly a U-turn for the United Kingdom, which as recently as January announced that the Chinese company would be allowed to be involved in the infrastructure of the fifth-generation technology standard for cellular networks. The government gave reassurances at the time that it was able to manage the risks of Huawei’s presence in 5G.