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Filling the void left by Huawei Matthew Hughes Wed 14 Apr 2021 // 08:30 UTC Share Copy Smaller telco kit makers should provide 25 per cent of the equipment used in Britains 5G networks following the removal of Huawei, according to the recently formed UK.gov-backed Telecoms Diversification Task Force. Financial Times, also urged the UK government and its Western allies to formalise new telecoms standards that would form the basis of how networks work beyond the 5G era. UK...

Small suppliers must be part of 5G network after Huawei, ministers told A taskforce led by former BT boss Lord Livingston wants the UK and its allies to set new telecoms standards to challenge China 13 April 2021 • 9:57am Smaller telecoms suppliers must form a key plank of the UKs 5G mobile phone network once equipment from Huawei is removed, ministers will be told.  A taskforce headed by Lord Livingston, the former BT boss, will recommend that smaller equipment manufacturers make up a quart...

Countryside OpenRan test call to limit reliance on high-risk firms The technology standard should allow more companies to supply equipment to mobile networks, as the UK tries to move away from Huawei 10 April 2021 • 7:30pm Ministers will be urged to take new steps to diversify the supply of telecoms equipment to help diversify away from Chinas Huawei Credit: Andy Wong/AP Rural Britain should be at the centre of efforts to reduce the risk posed by mobile networks’ reliance on the Chinese te...