Romanian president signs bill into law to ban Huawei from 5G

Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis signed a Washington-backed bill on Friday that effectively bars China and Huawei from taking part in the development of its 5G telecommunication networks, on security concerns.

The centrist government of Prime Minister Florin Citu, an ally of Iohannis, approved in April a ban on Chinese-controlled firms, and parliament subsequently rubber-stamped it.

Europe has emerged as a battleground in the technology ‘ColdWar’ playing out between Beijing and Washington, and Huawei’sEuropean competitors, Ericsson and Nokia,could become a supplier duopoly should the Chinese beshut out.