The Cost of Replacing Huawei Gear Across the US Could be More Than Expected
upstart writes:
Replacing Huawei gear across the US could be much higher than expected:
The US government's bill for removing and replacing telecom equipment made by Chinese vendors could be billions more than previously thought.
Chinese vendors have largely been excluded from the US market due to ongoing concerns about security, with major carriers opting to use radio equipment from Ericsson, Nokia, and others.
However, several smaller providers still use kit from the likes of Huawei and ZTE because it is relatively inexpensive. The Rural Wireless Association, which represents operators with fewer than 100,000 customers, estimates a quarter of its members have Chinese-made kit in their networks.
[...] Separately, Huawei is also banned from dealing with US suppliers without a licence, severely limiting its access to key technologies such as chips and the Android operating system. Recently, there were moves to make the licence system even more restrictive.
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