In his first term as US President, Trump combined sanctions with diplomatic pressure to diminish the presence of Huawei technology in US networks. However, only a minority of EU countries have followed suit. Meanwhile, Germany, Europe's biggest economy, hasn't done anything to thwart Huawei's presence in its networks.
Light Reading's Iain Morris joined the podcast to discuss why Germany is taking a different stance from the rest of the EU on how it handles Huawei equipment in its networks.
"I think the fear of the Germans is if they can go along and start ordering their telcos to remove Huawei equipment, which by the way is really extensively deployed across Germany – I think it accounts for between 50-60% of all the basestations in Germany – they fear that there is going to be a response and that German trade will suffer," said Iain.
Iain also explained what Germany's approach to Huawei means for vendors such as Ericsson and Nokia and the financial implications of their treatment of Huawei technology.
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