Poland faces 5G slowdown without regulatory change: Ericsson

WARSAW: Poland will fall behind the rest of Europe on 5G unless it makes regulatory changes, an Erissson executive told Reuters, raising fresh concerns over the country’s plans as it considers excluding China’s Huawei from its 5G rollout.

Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson is among the companies that could benefit should Poland bar Huawei from its 5G plans over concerns about cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the Chinese company’s equipment.

A number of European governments, including the Czech Republic and Poland, have raised concerns about Huawei’s role in the next generation of mobile connectivity, with the European Union is also considering proposals to exclude Chinese firms from 5G networks.