UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has banned Huawei from further input into the UK’s telecoms infrastructure by the end of 2020, and set a deadline of 2027 for the stripping out of existing kit from the country’s 5G network, it was announced in Parliament today.
The reversal has come amid fears of the potential for spying and sabotage on the part of the Chinese telecoms giant, who are alleged to be linked to the Chinese state.
