5G networks: China opens up, Europe shut • Table.Briefings

Huawei is one of the world’s leading 5G providers – but is viewed very critically in Europe.

The debate about 5G networks in Europe is raging. It revolves around security, speed and costs. Now another aspect has come into play: reciprocity. While China opens its 5G network to the Swedish provider Ericsson, Huawei can no longer roll-out 5G networks in Sweden. The security issue is also being approached in the wrong way.

It is a decision that will generate plenty of debate at the Shanghai Mobile World Congress (MWC), Asia’s biggest telecommunications event, which begins on Wednesday: In its latest round of bidding, state-owned telecoms group China Mobile has awarded 16 percent of its 5G RAN network in the 2.5 GHz and 4.9 GHz frequency range to Ericsson and Finnish competitor Nokia.

5G networks: China opens up, Europe shuts out

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