Germany To Ban Huawei From Future 6G Network in Sovereignty Push

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Chinese suppliers such as Huawei will be excluded from the country's future telecommunication networks on security grounds as he pushes for more digital sovereignty. From a report: 'We have decided within the government that everywhere it's possible we'll replace components, for example in the 5G network, with components we have produced ourselves,' Merz told a business conference in Berlin on Thursday. 'And we won't allow any components from China in the 6G network.'

Europe is increasingly concerned about its reliance on foreign technology, ranging from Asian semiconductors to US artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure, as trade and geopolitical tensions threaten critical supply chains. Germany last year ordered telecom operators to remove Huawei equipment from their core networks, citing risks to national security. Berlin is now considering using public funds to pay Deutsche Telekom AG and others to strip out Chinese gear, Bloomberg News reported last month.

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