Germany to Phase Out Core 5G Components by Huawei and ZTE Within 5 Years

‘We are protecting the essential infrastructure of Germany’s economy and the communication networks,’ Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said.

People walk past a Huawei customer service center in Berlin on March 12, 2019. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Berlin will ban critical components made by Chinese tech companies Huawei and ZTE from Germany’s 5G network in two steps over the next five years, the nation’s top security official said on July 11.

In the first stage of the planned phaseout, operators will remove Chinese-made technology from the country’s core network of 5G data centers in 2026.