UK May Not Have Made Final Decision to Allow Huawei in 5G Network, Bolton Says

White House National Security Advisor John Bolton talks to reporters outside the West Wing on May 01, 2019 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Britain may not have finally decided to allow Chinese telecom firm Huawei a restricted role in building parts of its 5G network, John Bolton, national security advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, said on May 30.

Britain’s National Security Council, chaired by Prime Minister Theresa May, had previously met in April to discuss Huawei’s involvement in the U.K.’s 5G build-up, and in a decision that was leaked to media, agreed to give the company restricted access to non-core parts of the network, but bar it from all core parts.