UK ban on Huawei’s 5G to cost millions of pounds, says Vodafone

LONDON: Vodafone said any move by Britain to bar equipment made by China’s Huawei from all parts of new 5G networks would cost it hundreds of millions of pounds and “very significantly” slow down the deployment of the new technology.

The United States has asked allies not to use Huawei’s technology because it could be a vehicle for Chinese spy operations, an accusation denied by the company.

Vodafone said last month it had paused the use of Huawei components in its core networks in Europe until governments had assessed the risks.