Swedish court upholds ban on Huawei selling 5G network gear

STOCKHOLM: A Swedish court on Tuesday upheld a ban against Huawei selling 5G equipment in the country, dashing the Chinese company’s hopes of staging a comeback in Europe and increasing the chance of a potential retaliation by China against rival Ericsson.

In October, Swedish telecom regulator PTS unexpectedly banned Huawei supplying 5G equipment to Swedish mobile firms due to security concerns, a decision that the Chinese company challenged in the court.

“Sweden’s security is of heavy importance and the administrative court has taken into account that only the Security Police and the Armed Forces together have an overall picture regarding the security situation and the threat to Sweden,” the court said in a statement.