Andrea Donà, Chief Network Officer for Vodafone, emphasized that the ban and the subsequent replacement of Huawei gear with equipment from other providers placed an “additional burden on an already constrained capital prioritization process.” He noted that telecom companies did not receive additional funding to cover these unexpected costs, resulting in a scaling back of 5G deployment plans.
UK Huawei Ban Costs Telecoms Companies £500 Million
Decision to Ban Huawei from 5G Infrastructure Development Incurs Substantial Costs for UK Telecom Providers
