Huawei’s proposed £1 billion research campus in the UK has hit a roadblock as The Daily Telegraph reports that work has not yet begun on the site, despite the vendor setting a deadline to complete the first phase of construction two years ago. The newspaper alleges that the company has put its plans on hold due to a lack of progress and planning permission for the site expiring in August.
Huawei has declined to comment on whether it will begin work in the next five months and stated that it is still reviewing the campus in Cambridge. Furthermore, the UK newspaper reported that Cambridge council’s requests for an update on the project have been met with silence from the Chinese vendor.
In June 2020, Huawei had announced that it had received planning permission from the local authority to build the facility, with an investment of £1 billion on the first phase. The facility was expected to focus on research, developing and manufacturing optoelectronics products. However, the company’s position in the country deteriorated significantly after the UK government banned the use of Huawei 5G equipment in July 2020 due to ongoing security concerns about the vendor. Additionally, Huawei has been accused of tracking visitors via security access tags without their consent at the MWC 2023, recently held in Barcelona.
Local councillor Brian Milnes has expressed his disappointment, stating that the whole project seems to have ground to a halt. The lack of progress on the campus raises concerns about Huawei’s future investment plans in the UK.
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