Published: July 12th, 2024,
Last updated: July 12th, 2024
It has been years of struggle: removing Huawei from Germany’s networks – yes or no? Security concerns and fears of espionage and sabotage spoke in favor of a clean-up. However, network operators protested loudly and refused to talk about a restructuring. Even the government was divided. It is now clear that the German government will ban components from Chinese manufacturers Huawei and ZTE from its 5G mobile networks – but this is essentially a sham solution.