Huawei, a Chinese tech giant that is also a known telecommunications brand, is setting up manufacturing bases in Europe. This move arrives after it promises ‘made in Europe’ 5G and the company’s efforts to fight against pressures from the US, which is also urging the EU to reconsider letting Huawei operate in the region.
According to a senior executive of Huawei, the company is “more committed to Europe than ever before.” In other words, Huawei is actively trying to enter the European market despite frictions with the US that is also trying to bar the company from entering Europe as a whole. To tackle this major obstacle, the Chinese company is establishing manufacturing bases in the region to “truly” develop 5G for European markets.
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Notably, the announcement from Huawei arrives just after the EU recommended that the member states can ban telecom operators from critical 5G infrastructures if they pose a security risk. On multiple occasions, Huawei has been accused of data leaks and security risks in the western regions, which also led the US to outright ban the company from 5G development and hampering its operations in the country.
Previously, the EU also followed a similar response but the current stance seems more akin to the limited role Huawei has been granted in Britain. The UK has allowed Huawei to develop 5G infrastructure as long as it does not cross 35 percent of market share and only in the non core areas. Now, the EU has also stopped just short of completely barring the company to develop the newer and faster bandwidth.
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