Deutsche Telekom: mooted timeline on German Huawei curbs unrealistic

Deutsche Telekom on Wednesday said the mooted timeline on Germany imposing curbs on the use of China's Huawei in its network by 2026 were not realistic, highlighting Britain's drawn-out attempts to do so.

In a statement to Reuters, Deutsche Telekom questioned the need to take action that could result in a significant drop in quality of service to customers.

Earlier a government official said Germany's interior ministry plans to force telecoms operators to slash the use of equipment from Huawei and ZTE in their 5G networks after a review highlighted an over-reliance on these Chinese suppliers.