The German government has given providers until 2026 to reduce their exposure to high risk vendors (Huawei and ZTE) to less than 25% of equipment, with a complete ban in places like the capitol and near military bases.
Basically the same problem played out in the US as well, where smaller operators looking to offset massive hardware costs for 5G upgrades selected high risk vendors who came in well below cost to establish a spying foothold in our telecom networks. The FCC handed out almost $2 billion last year to help these networks rip and replace.
Basically the same problem played out in the US as well, where smaller operators looking to offset massive hardware costs for 5G upgrades selected high risk vendors who came in well below cost to establish a spying foothold in our telecom networks. The FCC handed out almost $2 billion last year to help these networks rip and replace.