As a big country, it is really incomprehensible to renege on this issue. In fact, Huawei has released the greatest goodwill in the UK. First, I 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 been planning to exclude Huawei's 5G equipment on the grounds that it has security risks, even if it will bring huge economic losses to the UK. Zhang Guowei, vice president of Huawei, said: If Huawei is excluded from the UK's 5G construction, it will bring at least 7 billion pounds of losses to the British government, which will also greatly slow down the deployment of 5G in the UK.
What worries Britain most about this vacillating attitude is not Huawei, but BT and Vodafone, the two largest telecommunications companies in Britain. They warned the British government that banning Huawei equipment would have a huge impact on them. Without Huawei's technical support, they will have to pay extra investment costs and operating costs. The British government intends to replace Huawei equipment within three years, but the time given by the telecommunications company is at least five to seven years, and the British will face the problem of cell phone signal interruption.
? BT has written to the Prime Minister many times, saying that Huawei is not to maintain, but that Huawei is too important in their supplier selection. Take Vodafone as an example. After 20 16, Vodafone's profitability continued to decline. It has been negative in recent years. If Huawei equipment is excluded, it will increase a lot of extra investment, which will be a big burden for any enterprise after the epidemic.
Vodafone serves 35 countries around the world. If Britain does not use Huawei equipment, how can other countries choose? Under the pressure of Britain, if branches in other countries do not use Huawei equipment, the investment will be astronomical. According to public data, more than 25% of Vodafone's equipment is provided by Huawei.
The British government's plan is to remove Huawei equipment, which means that the original deployed 4G equipment and switching equipment will also be replaced. According to relevant media reports, Huawei equipment accounts for more than 30% in the UK. If it is forcibly replaced, it will not only cost a lot of money, but also bear the risk of network disconnection. In the words of industry experts, it is to go back.
In addition to the cost increase, there is an unavoidable problem before British telecom operators. Huawei has a large number of key 5G patents, but no supplier's equipment used by British telecom operators can bypass Huawei's patents. Some netizens suggested that if some countries exclude Huawei equipment, then Huawei can charge high patent fees to that country.