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United Kingdom: Consultation on Huawei exclusion from 5G networks in UK closed

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Consultation on Huawei exclusion from 5G networks in UK closed

On 21 March 2022, the UK government closed a consultation on new legislative instruments that would require Huawei equipment to be removed from 5G networks by the end of 2027. Proposed procedures for full fiber broadband operators to stop deploying …

Scope

Policy Area
Public procurement
Policy Instrument
Public procurement access
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: network hardware and equipment
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2022-02-18
in consultation

On 18 February 2022, the UK government opened a consultation on new legislative instruments that wo…

2022-03-21
processing consultation

On 21 March 2022, the UK government closed a consultation on new legislative instruments that would…

2022-10-13
adopted

On 13 October 2022, the UK government issued a designation notice to Huawei and a “Designated Vendo…

2022-10-14
in force

On 14 October 2022, the UK government implemented its “Designated Vendor Direction under section 10…