Much of Europe Still Uses Chinese Gear: Strand
There's still little transparency on “the amount, type, location, and share of 4G and 5G Chinese equipment in European networks,” and only 11 of 31 European countries don’t rely on Chinese gear, Strand Consult said in a new report. Germany,…
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Italy, Poland and Austria have 50% of European mobile customers and are “heavily dependent on Chinese equipment, creating risk for their own nations and others which use their networks,” Strand said: “In 2020, 57% of Germany’s 4G RAN came from Chinese vendors. In 2022, 59% of the 5G RAN in Germany comes from Chinese vendors. Huawei enjoys a higher market share in Berlin than in Beijing.”