Huawei sees EU guidelines

“It is clear that this is not based on verified, transparent, objective and technical evaluation of 5G networks,” Huawei wrote in a statement on Saturday.

“Restrictions or exclusion based on discriminatory judgments will pose a serious economic and social risk,” adds the Shenzhen-based company.

The EU Commission’s new guidelines come after the United States, citing national security, stopped Huawei’s access to a wide range of critical components from the United States in its equipment and software manufacturing.

Sweden is one of the EU countries that has completely blocked Huawei from participating in the expansion of the 5G network.

However, a large number of EU countries, including Germany, still use Huawei equipment in their networks.

Huawei is China’s largest technology group and the company has played a prominent role globally in the development of 5G. In the US, however, there have been warnings for over ten years that both Huawei and the Chinese telecom manufacturer ZTE pose potential security threats.

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