UK Huawei Ban Costs Telecoms Companies £500 Million

Decision to Ban Huawei from 5G Infrastructure Development Incurs Substantial Costs for UK Telecom Providers

Nonetheless, the telecom organizations are nearing the completion of the gear replacement process. BT is making substantial progress in replacing Huawei equipment with Ericsson technology and anticipates completing this transition by the end of the year. Approximately 90% of BT’s 5G mobile data is now operating on Swedish infrastructure. Vodafone’s Donà also reported that the company has made “good progress” in this regard.