Vodafone to remove Huawei from ‘core’ 5G network in Europe
British peer BT expects to take a £500m hit over five years after London limited Huawei’s 5G role
05 February 2020 - 19:22
London — British telecom giant Vodafone revealed on Wednesday that it would cost about €200m over five years to remove Chinese group Huawei’s equipment from core 5G European activities.
“We have now decided, as a result of the EU (recommendations) and the UK government’s decision, to take out Huawei equipment from the core,” Vodafone CEO Nick Read said in a third-quarter conference call to reporters...
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