BT Misses Deadline to Remove China’s Huawei From Network Core

BT has missed the end-of-year deadline for removing Huawei equipment from its network core, although the telecommunications provider said it has completed 99 percent of the transfer. Under a government ban of Huawei equipment after the United States sanctioned the Chinese telecommunications giant, British operators were given various deadlines to remove Huawei gears from various parts of their networks, including removing Huawei equipment from the network core by Dec. 31, 2023, and from 5G networks by the end of 2027. Operators were also told they could be fined up to 10 percent of their turnover or £100,000 per day if they failed to meet their legal duty....