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Huawei office in Reading, west of London
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In Germany there will probably be no general exclusion from Huawei from expanding the 5G network.
According to the plans for the new IT security law, there should rather be a committee made up of several ministries, which will mutually decide on possible bans - and only if evidence is presented for them.
In Great Britain, meanwhile, there is a different approach.
The country's government not only excluded Huawei from expanding the 5G network there.
It now wants to impose fines on providers who violate the ban.
"The new bill is one of the toughest telecommunications security laws in the world and enables Great Britain to take the necessary measures to protect our networks," said the Minister for Digitization, Oliver Dowden.
Accordingly, providers must expect a penalty of up to ten percent of sales or the equivalent of around 113,000 euros per day if they use Huawei components for network expansion.
Huawei disappoints with "political decision"
The government in London said the stricter security standards would also help protect the UK from potential cyberattacks.
Great Britain was the first country in Europe to ban Huawei technology from its 5G network from 2027.
The US considers Huawei to be a security risk.
She suspects that customer data is being used for espionage.
The private Chinese company had denied the allegations.
Most recently, Sweden also banned the use of Huawei technology in its country and excluded the company from setting up its 5G network.
Huawei was disappointed with the move by the government in London.
"This decision is politically motivated and is not based on a fair assessment of the risks," said Vice President Victor Zhang.
The ban pushes Great Britain on the "slow lane" on the way to digitization.
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