Huawei vice-president Victor Zhang said the long-term impact of the US sanctions will take months to fully understand. Chinese telecoms giant Huawei urged Britain on Wednesday not to rush into taking any costly decision to phase out its equipment from the UK's 5G network because of US sanctions. Zhang said any decision to simply cut Huawei out of the speedy new network's development could delay nationwide 5G access for up to 18 months. British telecoms companies have warned that stripping out all existing Huawei equipment could cost them billions and take years to implement. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Britain to take the lead in 5G," Zhang said.

Source: News 24 July 08, 2020 12:56 UTC