The German government confirms that Huawei will not be excluded from 5G network construction

According to a Reuters report on October 14, the "security manual" to be released this week will confirm Germany's decision to provide a level playing field for next-generation telecommunications equipment suppliers.

According to reports, operators have warned that if Germany boycotts Huawei, it may delay the launch of Germany's 5G network by several years and increase costs by billions of dollars.

"Germany does not have, and is not expected to have, clauses that exclude any single company," a senior government official told Reuters on condition of anonymity.

According to a report on the Deutsche Welle radio website on October 14, the German government does not rule out allowing Huawei to participate in the construction of 5G networks. First, the German Handelsblatt reported the relevant news. The newspaper quoted the latest version of the telecommunications network security draft from the Federal Network Agency, the German telecommunications regulator. The German Press Agency later reported this citing the document.

The German government confirmed the news on October 14. "We will not preemptively ban any party or any company," German government spokesman Seibert told a news conference in Berlin.