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| Banning Huawei in the UK could be costly |
The cost of banning Huawei in the UK could be prohibitive as the government has set aside 250 million pounds ($ 333 million) in investment to protect the integrity of future 5G networks.
This investment was used to find new ways to end the country's dependence on internet service providers. The organization has shrunk since Huawei banned the provision of the company's 5G infrastructure.
The aim of promoting this investment is to create a secure and resilient 5G network and save 50 million pounds ($ 66 million) in investment early next year.
The UK government has released a new National Infrastructure Strategy that states that new investments will be made to ensure that the country's 5G network does not depend on a single supplier.
The investment depends on the recommendations of the upcoming 5G strategy to diversify the supply chain.
With only three companies controlling the global communications market - Huawei, Ericsson and Nokia - the UK ban has limited options for Ericsson and Nokia.
It is hoped that the diversification strategies of telecom service providers will include ways to ensure that telecom companies do not rely on a single provider to equip their networks.
Possible actions include attracting new suppliers to the UK market.
This can be achieved through targeted investment in research and development of new technologies such as the OpenRAN project.
With the help of shared-industry-specific hardware and software, OpenRAN can help operators reduce the costs of creating new networks.
OpenRAN separates hardware and software and is theoretically opening markets for a large number of small service providers.
The government hopes to inject another quarter of a billion pounds into research to find solutions to balance the telecommunications industry.
Only using suppliers across the country leads to widespread security and technical issues should the machine break down.
The announcement comes ahead of a new telecommunications security bill, launched in Parliament earlier this month, which gives the government unprecedented powers to enforce security regulations in the telecom industry.
The new law includes regulations prohibiting the use of Huawei 5G network devices and stipulates that companies will face heavy fines if they fail to comply with the new regulations.