Thursday, May 23, 2019

The UK's largest operator will suspend the sale of Huawei 5G mobile phones

Recently, Huawei's incident has been concerned by everyone. Affected by this, it is reported that the largest operator in the UK will suspend the sale of Huawei 5G mobile phones.

It is understood that the UK's largest mobile network operator EE will Huawei's (Huawei) mobile phone removed from the 5G mobile phone that will be sold at the same time as the 5G service. Earlier, Google said it would stop supplying Android to Huawei for compliance with the US government ban.

British Telecom (BT)'s EE announced plans to open 5G services next week, while Samsung and Samsung's 5G phones will be sold. EE had planned to sell Huawei's 5G mobile phone at that time but decided to "suspend" sales because the use of the Android operating system was uncertain after Google withdrew the license last weekend.

EE CEO Marc Allera said the company "suspended" the sale of Huawei's 5G handsets because Huawei's 5G handsets did not have the "service guarantee" that the company needed to provide long-term contracts. He said: "We have to withdraw."

However, EE will continue to use Huawei products for its 5G network radio equipment (in addition to Huawei, EE also uses Ericsson's products). Although the US authorities listed Huawei as an "entity list", political debates have arisen around the use of Huawei equipment and its Huawei supply chain.

Alila said that EE has tested its 5G network using Huawei technology, and the British government "has no instructions" on whether to change the route. He said that supply chain restrictions are a worrying issue, but in the process of being resolved, long-term delays in the 5G release will not benefit the UK.

"There are so many possible situations, we have no clear answer on anything. But we can't stand still." He said, "Nothing is clear, but we must work in this ambiguous situation. ”

The debate surrounding Huawei has cast a shadow over the opening of 5G services in the UK. Various network operators are lobbying the government not to ban Huawei from participating in the construction of 5G networks.