Some top telecoms fighting for Huawei 5G network in Europe: Report

Huawei 5G network rip and replace program is progressing in Europe but it seems some top telecoms and politicians are against this scheme. Perhaps they don’t want to change their highly efficient network solutions for any alternative.

A report highlights that Jacek Tomczak – the most discussed politician in Europe is said to be fighting for the Huawei 5G network with a group of telecoms.

Jacek Tomczak was the Polish deputy minister but resigned recently due to allegations of supporting Huawei. Being a US-sanctioned company, none of the foreign companies or their ministers and telecoms support Huawei and its products.

Since Jacek supported Huawei, it got an opportunity to hire several high-profile lobbyists, top telecoms, and other supporters in Europe for its 5G network tech.

Apart from Jacek Tomczak, another person is Lilla Merabet – a former Alsatian councilor. She has been blamed for taking payment from Huawei through a consultancy.

French authorities also investigated Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy for taking money, influencing Huawei, misusing corporate assets, and receiving stolen goods.

Is the Rip and Replace Program affecting Huawei?

It’s not the first time when Huawei has received such an aid in the banned regions. Many German network operators also supported the company as they believed that removing and replacing an efficient tech would not only be a waste of time but also incur additional costs.

Ironically, Huawei is getting this support where it received the crown of ‘high-risk vendor’. After the U.S. banned Huawei in 2019, many countries like the UK decided to remove the Chinese techs from their core network, due to security concerns.

Although many telecoms in the UK said that despite detailed monitoring, they didn’t find any evidence of malicious code in Huawei’s 5G network technology.

Last year, an EU commissioner mentioned that even though 23 member states have to impose restrictions on Chinese companies, only 7 have seriously opted for it.

These statements and reports hint that removing Huawei from the core network isn’t an easy task. Yet many operators will soon pull it off following the UK regulations.

Some top telecoms fighting for Huawei 5G network in Europe: Report (Image Credits: Huawei Wireless/FB)

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