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Britain taps Japan for Huawei alternatives in its 5G networks, report says
- Britain has named NEC Corporation and Fujitsu as potential alternative suppliers, the Nikkei business daily reported without citing sources
- Fears over the security of Huawei have forced the UK PM to choose between the US and China, weighing a critical alliance against billions in investment
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Japan has been asked to help build Britain’s 5G wireless networks without Huawei, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Sunday, a further step in a global technology and security war between the United States and China.
Britain named NEC Corporation and Fujitsu as potential alternative suppliers to Huawei, the business daily reported, without citing sources.
British officials met with their counterparts in Tokyo on Thursday, two days after Britain ordered Huawei equipment purged from its 5G networks by the end of 2027, the Nikkei said.
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As Britain prepares to fully exit from the European Union, fears over the security of Huawei have forced Prime Minister Boris Johnson to choose between the US and China, weighing a critical alliance against billions in investment.
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The Nikkei said the latest move reflects Britain’s effort to bring in new equipment suppliers to foster competition and help reduce costs for the country’s wireless carriers.
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