Germany to phase out Huawei, ZTE components from its 5G core network

BERLIN: Germany has closed a deal with telecom providers to exclude Chinese companies such as Huawei or ZTE from the nation’s 5G network products from 2029, its interior minister said on Thursday.

“We have now reached a clear and strict agreement with the telecoms companies,” minister Nancy Faeser told reporters in Berlin, hailing the deal as a crucial safeguard for digital security in Europe’s largest economy.