The EU wants to exclude some companies that are considered high-risk from the 5G expansion.
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Bangalore According to a newspaper report, the European Union (EU) is now considering binding requirements for member states when expanding 5G mobile networks due to security concerns.
Accordingly, companies that could pose a security risk should not be able to be used by the EU states for expansion, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Tuesday. This also includes the Chinese network supplier Huawei.
The move comes in response to growing concerns in Brussels that some countries have yet to take action on the matter, the paper wrote, citing people familiar with the matter. The EU and Huawei did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.
According to the report, EU Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton said at a meeting with EU telecoms ministers last week that only a third of EU countries had implemented Huawei bans in critical areas. So far, the EU Commission has given the member states the freedom to decide whether Huawei should be excluded from or participate in the future 5G network.