Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, and Vodafone are calling for more political and government support to boost the OpenRAN ecosystem.
Swedish 5G auction can go ahead with restrictions on Chinese vendors
The Court of Appeal revoked the suspension of the restrictions for the next auction, but Huawei’s appeal can still go ahead.
Funding arrangements put in place for vendor swap-out in the US
Operators using the Universal Service Fund will have access to at least $1.6bn to meet the cost of replacing equipment from restricted vendors.
Finland passes law to restrict vendors on security grounds
The law does not single out any particular vendor, and introduces compensation for operators having to replace equipment.
UK Government publishes 5G supply chain diversification strategy
The Government will incentivise open-interface solutions, and facilitate the phase-out of 2G and 3G networks.
UK Government publishes draft Telecoms Security Bill
The bill follows on from the Government’s decision to restrict Huawei’s role in the country’s 5G networks.
Swedish regulator suspends 5G spectrum auction following court decision on Huawei
The Administrative Court of Stockholm suspended the PTS’s decision to ban operators from using Huawei and ZTE equipment in their network deployments.
Swedish regulator excludes Chinese vendors from 2.3GHz and 3.5GHz deployments
The PTS confirmed the four bidders for the upcoming spectrum auction, will not be able to use Huawei or ZTE in network deployments that use those bands.
UK Government launches vendor diversification task force
Bouygues Telecom challenges ‘5G law’ in France
The operator filed an appeal against the law on network equipment security as it seeks the right to obtain compensation for the equipment it needs to replace.
