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by 2027</h1></div><div data-component="byline-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"></div><figure><div data-component="image-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 EXUng"><div data-testid="hero-image" class="sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC"><img src="/bbcx/grey-placeholder.png" class="sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script"/><img sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcSet="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/15559/production/_113358378_huawei1.png.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/15559/production/_113358378_huawei1.png.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/15559/production/_113358378_huawei1.png.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/15559/production/_113358378_huawei1.png.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/15559/production/_113358378_huawei1.png.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/15559/production/_113358378_huawei1.png.webp 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decision.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">It follows sanctions imposed by Washington, which claims the firm poses a national security threat - something Huawei denies.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Mr Dowden said the supply ban would delay the UK's 5G rollout by a year.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">The technology promises faster internet speeds and the capacity to support more wireless devices, which should be a boon to everything from mobile gaming to higher-quality video streams, and even in time driverless cars that talk to each other. 5G connections are already available in dozens of UK cities and towns, but coverage can be sparse. </p></div><div data-component="ad-slot" data-testid="ad-unit" class="sc-d2ebd0a7-0 iayHyW"><div data-testid="dotcom-mid_1" id="dotcom-mid_1" class="dotcom-ad"></div></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Mr Dowden added that the cumulative cost of the moves when coupled with earlier restrictions announced against Huawei would be up to £2bn, and a total delay to 5G rollout of "two to three years".</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">"This has not been an easy decision, but it is the right one for the UK telecoms networks, for our national security and our economy, both now and indeed in the long run," he said.</p></div><div data-component="video-block" data-testid="fabl-video-container" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG"></div><div data-component="caption-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 bdPeAJ"><figcaption class="sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw">Watch: The digital secretary says providers must remove all of Huawei's 5G kit from their networks by 2027</figcaption></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Because the US sanctions only affect future equipment, the government has been advised there is no security justification for removing 2G, 3G and 4G equipment supplied by Huawei.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">However, when swapping out the company's masts, networks are likely to switch to a different vendor to provide the earlier-generation services.</p></div><div data-component="ad-slot" data-testid="ad-unit" class="sc-d2ebd0a7-0 iayHyW"><div data-testid="dotcom-mid_2" id="dotcom-mid_2" class="dotcom-ad"></div></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Huawei said the move was "bad news for anyone in the UK with a mobile phone" and threatened to "move Britain into the digital slow lane, push up bills and deepen the digital divide."</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">The action, however, does not affect Huawei's ability to sell its smartphones to consumers or how they will run.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">China's ambassador to the UK said the decision was "disappointing and wrong".</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">"It has become questionable whether the UK can provide an open, fair and non-discriminatory business environment for companies from other countries," <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/AmbLiuXiaoMing/status/1283090285174587394?s=20" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">tweeted Liu Xiaoming</a>.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">But US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo welcomed the news, saying: "The UK joins a growing list of countries from around the world that are standing up for their national security by prohibiting the use of untrusted, high-risk vendors."</p></div><div data-component="ad-slot" data-testid="ad-unit" class="sc-d2ebd0a7-0 iayHyW"><div data-testid="dotcom-mid_3" id="dotcom-mid_3" class="dotcom-ad"></div></div><div data-component="subheadline-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 eeiVGB"><h2 class="sc-518485e5-0 kRvAla">Broadband switch</h2></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">New restrictions will also apply to use of the company's broadband kit.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Operators are being told they should "transition away" from purchasing new Huawei equipment for use in full-fibre networks, ideally within the next two years.</p></div><figure><div data-component="image-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG"><div data-testid="image" class="sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC"><img src="/bbcx/grey-placeholder.png" class="sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script"/><img sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcSet="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/12777/production/_113393657_hlab.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/12777/production/_113393657_hlab.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/12777/production/_113393657_hlab.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/12777/production/_113393657_hlab.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/12777/production/_113393657_hlab.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/12777/production/_113393657_hlab.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/12777/production/_113393657_hlab.jpg.webp 1536w" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/12777/production/_113393657_hlab.jpg.webp" alt="Getty Images Huawei lab" class="sc-a34861b-0 efFcac"/><span class="sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK">Getty Images</span></div></div><div data-component="caption-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 bdPeAJ"><figcaption class="sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw">Many of Huawei's products are developed at its labs near Shenzhen, China</figcaption></div></figure><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Mr Dowden said the government would "embark on a short technical consultation" with industry leaders about this.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">He explained that the UK needed to avoid becoming dependent on Nokia - which is currently the only other supplier used for some equipment - and he wanted to avoid "unnecessary delays" to the government's gigabit-for-all by 2025 pledge.</p></div><div data-component="ad-slot" data-testid="ad-unit" class="sc-d2ebd0a7-0 iayHyW"><div data-testid="dotcom-mid_4" id="dotcom-mid_4" class="dotcom-ad"></div></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">BT's Openreach division told the BBC it had in fact recently <a target="_blank" href="https://investors.adtran.com/news-and-events/press-release-details/2020/Openreach-Partners-with-ADTRAN-to-Build-Ultrafast-Ultra-Reliable-Broadband-to-Customers-throughout-the-UK/default.aspx" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">struck a deal to buy full-fibre network kit from a new supplier</a> - the US firm Adtran - but first deliveries would only start in 2021.</p></div><div data-component="subheadline-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 eeiVGB"><h2 class="sc-518485e5-0 kRvAla">Chip concerns</h2></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">The UK last reviewed Huawei's role in its telecoms infrastructure in January, when <a target="_self" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51283059" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">it was decided to let the firm remain a supplier but introduced a cap on its market share</a>.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">But in May the US introduced new sanctions designed to disrupt Huawei's ability to get its own chips manufactured. The Trump administration claims that Huawei provides a gateway for China to spy on and potentially attack countries that use its equipment, suggestions the company strongly rejects.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">The sanctions led security officials to conclude they could no longer assure the security of its products if the company had to start sourcing chips from third-parties for use in its equipment.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">The minister cited a review carried out by GCHQ's <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/information/huawei-advice-what-you-need-to-know" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">National Cyber Security Centre as being the motivation for the changes</a>.</p></div><div data-component="ad-slot" data-testid="ad-unit" class="sc-d2ebd0a7-0 iayHyW"><div data-testid="dotcom-mid_5" id="dotcom-mid_5" class="dotcom-ad"></div></div><figure><div data-component="image-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG"><div data-testid="image" class="sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC"><img src="/bbcx/grey-placeholder.png" class="sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script"/><img sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcSet="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/40FF/production/_113393661_fab3inr009_80.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/40FF/production/_113393661_fab3inr009_80.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/40FF/production/_113393661_fab3inr009_80.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/40FF/production/_113393661_fab3inr009_80.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/40FF/production/_113393661_fab3inr009_80.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/40FF/production/_113393661_fab3inr009_80.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/40FF/production/_113393661_fab3inr009_80.jpg.webp 1536w" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/40FF/production/_113393661_fab3inr009_80.jpg.webp" alt="TSMC Silicon chips" class="sc-a34861b-0 efFcac"/><span class="sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK">TSMC</span></div></div><div data-component="caption-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 bdPeAJ"><figcaption class="sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw">TSMC - one of the world's biggest chip manufacturers - has stopped taking orders from Huawei as a consequence of the US sanctions</figcaption></div></figure><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">NCSC has said Huawei products <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/a-different-future-for-telecoms-in-the-uk" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">adapted to use third-party chips would be</a> "likely to suffer more security and reliability problems".</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">But other political considerations are also likely to have also come into play, including the UK's desire to strike a trade deal with the US, and growing tensions with China over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak and its treatment of Hong Kong.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Some backbench Tory MPs had pressed for a shorter time-span for its removal, in particular there had been calls for the 5G ban to come into effect before the next election in May 2024.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">However, Mr Dowden said that "the shorter we make the timetable for removal, the greater the risk of actual disruption to mobile phone networks".</p></div><div data-component="ad-slot" data-testid="ad-unit" class="sc-d2ebd0a7-0 iayHyW"><div data-testid="dotcom-mid_6" id="dotcom-mid_6" class="dotcom-ad"></div></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">BT and Vodafone had warned that customers <a target="_self" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53349021" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">could face mobile blackouts if they were forced</a> to remove all of Huawei's 5G kit in less time.</p></div><div data-component="unordered-list-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 jVHuOl"><ul class="sc-5c9c90b0-0 cnfHHs"><li class="sc-8d73edac-0 ezcCTE"><a target="_self" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53407096" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">Huawei: What does the ban mean for you?</a></li><li class="sc-8d73edac-0 ezcCTE"><a target="_self" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-53402694" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">Huawei UK 5G ban 'should happen sooner'</a></li><li class="sc-8d73edac-0 ezcCTE"><a target="_self" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-53366301" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">UK Huawei decision part of wider strategic tensions with China</a></li></ul></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Labour's shadow technology minister Chi Onwurah said the government was incapable of sorting "this mess out on their own".</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">It had "refused to face reality" and been "incomprehensively negligent" in allowing matters to get to this point, she added, and a taskforce of experts now needed to be created.</p></div><figure><div data-component="image-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf"><div data-testid="image" class="sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC"><img src="/bbcx/grey-placeholder.png" class="sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script"/><img sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcSet="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 1536w" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp" alt="Presentational grey line" class="sc-a34861b-0 efFcac"/></div></div></figure><div data-component="ad-slot" data-testid="ad-unit" class="sc-d2ebd0a7-0 iayHyW"><div data-testid="dotcom-mid_7" id="dotcom-mid_7" class="dotcom-ad"></div></div><figure><div data-component="image-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf"><div data-testid="image" class="sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC"><img src="/bbcx/grey-placeholder.png" class="sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script"/><img sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcSet="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/D324/production/_112925045__109755664_gordoncorera_tr-nc.png.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/D324/production/_112925045__109755664_gordoncorera_tr-nc.png.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/D324/production/_112925045__109755664_gordoncorera_tr-nc.png.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/D324/production/_112925045__109755664_gordoncorera_tr-nc.png.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/D324/production/_112925045__109755664_gordoncorera_tr-nc.png.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/D324/production/_112925045__109755664_gordoncorera_tr-nc.png.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/D324/production/_112925045__109755664_gordoncorera_tr-nc.png.webp 1536w" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/D324/production/_112925045__109755664_gordoncorera_tr-nc.png.webp" alt="Analysis box by Gordon Corera, security correspondent" class="sc-a34861b-0 efFcac"/></div></div></figure><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Hopes on the part of government that this decision may put the Huawei issue to bed may be optimistic. </p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">The reason that we are here again despite a decision in January is because one of the key players - the US - played a new card in the form of sanctions. </p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">And there is still time between now and legislation coming to parliament in Autumn for others to do the same - whether Conservative backbenchers or Beijing. </p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">In the long run, many countries will be watching carefully how China reacts. </p></div><div data-component="ad-slot" data-testid="ad-unit" class="sc-d2ebd0a7-0 iayHyW"><div data-testid="dotcom-mid_8" id="dotcom-mid_8" class="dotcom-ad"></div></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Will it feel it needs to punish the UK in order to discourage others from following its lead on 5G? Or will it want to avoid being seen as a bully and prefer to try and influence the decision more subtly? Whatever the case, the Huawei story in the UK is not over yet.</p></div><figure><div data-component="image-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf"><div data-testid="image" class="sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC"><img src="/bbcx/grey-placeholder.png" class="sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script"/><img sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcSet="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 1536w" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp" alt="Presentational grey line" class="sc-a34861b-0 efFcac"/></div></div></figure><div data-component="subheadline-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 eeiVGB"><h2 class="sc-518485e5-0 kRvAla">Chairman resigns</h2></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Huawei says it employs about 1,600 people in the UK and claims to be one of Britain's <a target="_blank" href="https://www.huawei.com/uk/facts/huawei-uk" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">largest sources of investment from China</a>.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">The firm - whose shares are not publicly traded - does not provide a regional breakdown of its earnings. But on Monday, it announced a 13% rise in sales for the first half of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, totalling 454bn yuan ($64.8bn; £51.3bn).</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">The UK will have accounted for a fraction of that. The firm's UK chief recently noted that Huawei had only deployed a total of 20,000 5G base stations - the radio receiver/transmitter equipment fitted to a mast - in the UK so far. By contrast it expects to deliver a total of 500,000 globally this year.</p></div><div data-component="ad-slot" data-testid="ad-unit" class="sc-d2ebd0a7-0 iayHyW"><div data-testid="dotcom-mid_9" id="dotcom-mid_9" class="dotcom-ad"></div></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Even so, what the firm fears and Washington hopes is that other countries will now follow Westminster's lead with bans of their own.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Despite there seeming little chance of a U-turn, Huawei said it was still urging UK ministers to reconsider.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">"We will conduct a detailed review of what today's announcement means for our business here and will work with the UK government to explain how we can continue to contribute to a better connected Britain," spokesman Ed Brewster said.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Shortly before the announcement <a target="_blank" href="https://news.sky.com/story/lord-browne-quits-as-huawei-uk-chairman-as-government-ban-looms-12028206" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">Sky News revealed that Lord Browne</a>, Huawei's UK chairman and the ex-chief executive of BP, would be leaving the Chinese company before his term had expired. It said he had given his notice a few days ago and would formally step down in September.</p></div><figure><div data-component="image-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG"><div data-testid="image" class="sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC"><img src="/bbcx/grey-placeholder.png" class="sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script"/><img sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcSet="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/15E42/production/_113366698_browne.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/15E42/production/_113366698_browne.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/15E42/production/_113366698_browne.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/15E42/production/_113366698_browne.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/15E42/production/_113366698_browne.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/15E42/production/_113366698_browne.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/15E42/production/_113366698_browne.jpg.webp 1536w" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/15E42/production/_113366698_browne.jpg.webp" alt="Lord Browne" class="sc-a34861b-0 efFcac"/></div></div><div data-component="caption-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 bdPeAJ"><figcaption class="sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw">Lord Browne is stepping down six months before his time at Huawei was due to end</figcaption></div></figure><div data-component="ad-slot" data-testid="ad-unit" class="sc-d2ebd0a7-0 iayHyW"><div data-testid="dotcom-mid_10" id="dotcom-mid_10" class="dotcom-ad"></div></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Lord Browne had led efforts to improve the company's image in the UK and had tried to prevent a ban.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">"He has been central to our commitment here dating back 20 years, and we thank him for his valuable contribution," said Huawei, confirming the report.</p></div><div data-component="subheadline-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 eeiVGB"><h2 class="sc-518485e5-0 kRvAla">Industry reaction</h2></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">BT is set to be the telecoms operator most affected by the decision given it runs both the EE mobile network and Openreach, which provides fixed-line infrastructure to individual internet providers.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">"We need to further analyse the details and implications of this decision before taking a view of potential costs and impacts," it said.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">The move should, however, benefit Nokia and Ericsson, which are the two other main 5G kit vendors.</p></div><div data-component="ad-slot" data-testid="ad-unit" class="sc-d2ebd0a7-0 iayHyW"><div data-testid="dotcom-mid_11" id="dotcom-mid_11" class="dotcom-ad"></div></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">"We have the capacity and expertise to replace all of the Huawei equipment in the UK's networks at scale and speed... with minimal impact on the people using our customers' networks," said Nokia.</p></div><figure><div data-component="image-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG"><div data-testid="image" class="sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC"><img src="/bbcx/grey-placeholder.png" class="sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script"/><img sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcSet="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/17597/production/_113393659_mast.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/17597/production/_113393659_mast.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/17597/production/_113393659_mast.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/17597/production/_113393659_mast.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/17597/production/_113393659_mast.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/17597/production/_113393659_mast.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/17597/production/_113393659_mast.jpg.webp 1536w" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/17597/production/_113393659_mast.jpg.webp" alt="Huawei Huawei mast" class="sc-a34861b-0 efFcac"/><span class="sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK">Huawei</span></div></div><div data-component="caption-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 bdPeAJ"><figcaption class="sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw">Huawei still supplies masts and other 5G equipment to Germany, Switzerland and China among other countries</figcaption></div></figure><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Ericsson added: "Today's decision removes the uncertainty that was slowing down investment decisions around the deployment of 5G in the UK... and we stand ready to work with the UK operators to meet their timetable."</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">However, both firms manufacture some of their 5G equipment in China, which has also caused concern in Washington.</p></div><div data-component="unordered-list-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 jVHuOl"><ul class="sc-5c9c90b0-0 cnfHHs"><li class="sc-8d73edac-0 ezcCTE"><a target="_self" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-47041341" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">Huawei: Why is it being banned from the UK's 5G network?</a></li><li class="sc-8d73edac-0 ezcCTE"><a target="_self" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48426481" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">What is 5G?</a></li><li class="sc-8d73edac-0 ezcCTE"><a target="_self" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53183654" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">Trudeau rejects calls to release Huawei executive</a></li></ul></div><div data-component="ad-slot" data-testid="ad-unit" class="sc-d2ebd0a7-0 iayHyW"><div data-testid="dotcom-mid_12" id="dotcom-mid_12" class="dotcom-ad"></div></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">In June, the US Department of Defense published a list of 20 companies it claimed had close ties to the Chinese military.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">It included Panda Electronics - the firm with which Ericsson jointly runs a manufacturing facility in the Chinese city of Nanjing.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">"A lot of companies assemble equipment or have some type of manufacturing in China," Ericsson's head of corporate communications Peter Olofsson told the BBC, when asked about this.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">"Our trade compliance people have looked at this [list] and they concluded that it's not something that has an impact on Ericsson or our operations."</p></div><figure><div data-component="image-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf"><div data-testid="image" class="sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC"><img src="/bbcx/grey-placeholder.png" class="sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script"/><img sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcSet="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png.webp 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class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Ultimately Huawei believes that this was a political decision and not a business one.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">And if the political winds change, then Huawei's fortunes may too. </p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">My understanding is that a longer time frame for the removal of its 5G kit from UK networks was a relatively desirable outcome for Huawei. </p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">So even though no new Huawei UK equipment can be bought by UK mobile carriers after the end of this year, the fact that the UK has until 2027 to remove Huawei's 5G kit from all of its network could be seen as a potential positive. </p></div><div data-component="ad-slot" data-testid="ad-unit" class="sc-d2ebd0a7-0 iayHyW"><div data-testid="dotcom-mid_14" id="dotcom-mid_14" class="dotcom-ad"></div></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">A new US administration in November could markedly change Washington's position on Huawei.</p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">So for Huawei, playing the long game makes sense. </p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">And one thing that was crystal clear to me from <a target="_self" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47274679" class="sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB">meeting Ren Zhengfei, the company's founder is that he's a fighter</a>.</p></div><figure><div data-component="image-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG"><div data-testid="image" class="sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC"><img src="/bbcx/grey-placeholder.png" class="sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script"/><img sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcSet="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/D957/production/_113393655_ren.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/D957/production/_113393655_ren.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/D957/production/_113393655_ren.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/D957/production/_113393655_ren.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/D957/production/_113393655_ren.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/D957/production/_113393655_ren.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/D957/production/_113393655_ren.jpg.webp 1536w" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/D957/production/_113393655_ren.jpg.webp" alt="Getty Images Ren Zhengfei" class="sc-a34861b-0 efFcac"/><span class="sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK">Getty Images</span></div></div><div data-component="caption-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 bdPeAJ"><figcaption class="sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw">Ren Zhengfei told the BBC: 'If the lights go out in the West, the East will still shine. And if the North is dark, then there is still the South.'</figcaption></div></figure><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Nothing he has said indicates he is willing to give up. </p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">For now though, the immediate impact of the UK decision will be seen as a signal that Washington's campaign on Huawei has worked. </p></div><div data-component="text-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ"><p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">And the Chinese firm will not want that replicated in other countries around the world. </p></div><div data-component="links-block" class="sc-18fde0d6-0 jVHuOl"><div class="sc-93223220-0 sc-46222299-0 ctbOlq hmFIuq"><div data-testid="links-grid" class="sc-93223220-0 sc-46222299-1 hVPZMe jMSIqG"><div data-testid="chester-card"><div data-testid="anchor-inner-wrapper"><a href="/news/technology-53407096" 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