HUAWEI
“ 5G is an enabler to improve essential areas like healthcare education , and the climate ”
KARIN THURBERG DIRECTOR WIRELESS PRODUCT MANAGEMENT , HUAWEI SWEDEN
Thurberg is speaking as grave legal uncertainties hover above Sweden ’ s 5G rollout . In October 2020 , PTS announced license conditions in the upcoming 5G auction that ban Huawei ( and ZTE ) due to security risks , and gave the telecom operators participating in the 5G auctions until 1 January 2025 to remove Huawei equipment from the existing infrastructure .
The very basic question is whether the license conditions that prohibit Huawei ' s equipment and services in the Swedish 5G network are unlawful or not . This is subject to review in the Administrative Court in Stockholm . The trial is likely to end in April 2021 .
In addition , the European Commission has sent a letter reminding Sweden that it has not fulfilled the obligation to notify in advance the changes to the Swedish Electronics and Communications law . The amendment to the domestic law may therefore be invalid . Consequently the security evaluation made by the security police and armed forces should not have been carried out .
The ban was blasted even by Huawei ’ s biggest rival , Ericsson , with CEO Börje Ekholm reportedly threatening to remove Ericsson from its native Sweden if Huawei was not part of the 5G rollout . Excluding
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