BEIJING, June 30 (Reuters) – British Telecom (BT) has asked the British government to extend a deadline to remove Huawei equipment from its network after it banned it over data security concerns.
BT operators are required to remove all Huawei equipment from the most sensitive core network by January 28, 2023, and reduce Huawei’s use in non-core parts of the network to 35%. BT said it was executing the request, aiming to meet the January 2023 deadline, but had asked for the necessary short-term extension. “At the end of the day, providing uninterrupted service to customers is key,” BT Chief Technology Officer Howard Watson said on Tuesday.
BT said,Removing Huawei equipment from core network processing personal data will cost £500mThe company has lodged an application with the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
It is understood that the 77th British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who completed Brexit, banned the use of Huawei’s components in 2020, calling it a “high-risk supplier” and investing 250 million pounds (about 2.2 billion). RMB) to help operators replace Huawei’s 5G equipment and keep the sources of 5G equipment diversified.
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