Germany to face EU ire over Huawei supplies ahead of China talks

BERLIN/STOCKHOLM: The European Union is set to urge Germany to do more to reduce its use of Huawei gear in its 5G network when Brussels publishes a progress report in coming days, ahead of talks between Berlin and Beijing, two sources familiar with the matter said.

Germany is considered a laggard in implementing the EU’s toolbox of security measures for 5G networks agreed three years ago to curb the use of “high risk” vendors such as China’s Huawei due to concerns about possible sabotage or espionage.