China has warned the UK of consequences if it were to ban Huawei. They found the new restrictions make it impossible to continue to guarantee the security of Huawei equipment in the future, the officials added. There will be a ban on the purchase of new Huawei kit for 5G from next year and it will be completely removed from 5G networks by the end of 2027. “Following US sanctions against Huawei and updated technical advice from our cyber experts, the government has decided it is necessary to ban Huawei from our 5G networks”. “No new kit is to be added from January 2021, and UK 5G networks will be Huawei free by the end of 2027.

Source: Hindustan Times July 14, 2020 12:16 UTC