The UK is the most undecided on whether to adopt Huawei 5G. Some time ago, the UK actually agreed to Huawei's participation in the UK's 5G network construction, but recently Johnson announced that Huawei's 5G equipment will be excluded from the UK's 5G network, and the UK plans to remove Huawei's equipment within the next three years!
As a big country, it is really incomprehensible for us to go back on our word on this kind of issue. In fact, Huawei has already shown its greatest goodwill in the UK. It first bought a full-page advertisement in a mainstream British newspaper on June 8, and then directly invested 400 million pounds in the UK to help the British technology industry recover.
The UK has always planned to exclude Huawei equipment from the 5G equipment on the grounds that it has security risks, even if doing so will cause huge economic losses to the UK. Huawei Vice President Zhang Guowei said: If Huawei is excluded from the UK's 5G construction, it will cause a loss of at least 7 billion pounds to the British government, and it will also greatly slow down the deployment of 5G in the UK.
What is most worrying about the UK’s wavering attitude is not Huawei, but the two largest telecommunications companies in the UK, BT and Vodafone. They warned the British government: The impact of banning Huawei equipment on them will be huge. Without Huawei technical support, they will need to pay additional investment costs and operating costs. The British government plans to replace Huawei equipment within three years, but the time given by the telecommunications company is that it will take at least five to seven years, and British people will face the problem of mobile phone signal interruption.
? British Telecom’s repeated letters to the Prime Minister are not to defend Huawei, but that Huawei is too important in their supplier selection. Take Vodafone as an example. Vodafone's profitability has continued to decline since 2016, and its profits have been negative in recent years. If Huawei equipment is excluded, a large amount of additional investment will be added, which is a big burden for any company after the epidemic.
Vodafone serves 35 countries globally. If Huawei equipment is not used in the UK, how will other countries choose? Under pressure from the UK, if branches in other countries do not use Huawei equipment, the investment will be astronomical. According to public data, more than 25 Vodafone devices are provided by Huawei.
The British government’s plan is to remove Huawei equipment, which means that the originally deployed 4G equipment and switching equipment will also be replaced. According to relevant media reports, Huawei equipment accounts for more than 30% of the UK equipment. If it is forced Replacement not only requires a huge amount of money but also bears the risk of disconnection. In the words of industry experts, this is going backwards.
In addition to increased costs, there is another unavoidable problem facing British telecom companies. Huawei holds a large number of key 5G patents, but British telecom companies cannot avoid it regardless of which supplier's equipment they use. Huawei patent. Some netizens suggested that if some countries exclude Huawei equipment, Huawei can charge high patent fees to those countries.