British leaders’ failure to pursue a specific path for the nation’s 5G rollout meant that ultimately, the decision got made for them. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced last week that his government will allow “limited” use of equipment from China’s Huawei for emerging 5G networks. The so-called Huawei question is whether Chinese manufacturers can be trusted or if their technology might be used by the Chinese government to spy via other nations’ networks. If the U.K. had completely banned the use of Huawei, it would have left itself with only two other options – Finland’s Nokia, which is the next cheapest option, followed by Sweden’s Ericsson.”]
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