UK defies US to approve limited 5G role for China’s Huawei
Boris Johnson’s government has approved the use of Huawei technology in the UK’s 5G telecoms network, but has limited the Chinese company to a market share of 35 per cent and will exclude its equipment from the sensitive network “core”.
The unanimous decision was reached at a meeting of the UK National Security Council on Tuesday, in defiance of repeated warnings from the US that allowing Huawei equipment into the UK 5G rollout will put Britain at risk from spying by the Chinese company.