LONDON—Vodafone will remove Huawei technology from the core of its European networks following Britain's decision to restrict the Chinese company's role in 5G and new EU guidelines on the firm's equipment, Chief Executive Nick Read said.

Both companies were subsequently banned from Australia's 5G network under the Liberal-National Coalition.

Earlier this year, Ottawa banned Chinese telecom company Huawei from taking part in Canada's 4G and 5G networks amidst security concerns by Canada's allies.

Walling Off Huawei, Chinese Tech Over the course of 2020, the Trump administration managed to convince dozens of countries to boot out Chinese telecom giant Huawei from their 5G infrastructure, under the “Clean Network” initiative.

“We've been pivoting against China for the last three or four years; we introduced the Espionage foreign interference legislation, we banned Huawei from our future 5G network, we've closed our borders now, and these further changes are part of that pivot

In retaliation against Australia on several issues—ranging from Australia’s call for an international investigation into the origins of COVID-19 to the decision to block Huawei from Australia’s 5G network rollout—Beijing effectively all but banned coal

"It’s not just India, CCP’s aggression is being rejected with bans across the world—13 countries in the EU and Europe, from the UK and Italy to Sweden and Czech Republic—are rejecting Beijing’s other tool of tech intrusion: Huawei and ZTE in their 5G

and ZTE from involvement in Australia's 5G infrastructure due to security concerns.

For those reasons, the government is right to be concerned about allowing Huawei to provide the core equipment of new 5G networks, but it should also be concerned about Huawei developing a monopoly on internet communications in the Canadian Arctic with

Chinese authorities have opened an antitrust investigation into Swedish telecom-gear giant Ericsson, as its Chinese competitor Huawei Technologies Co. seeks dominance in the global 5G market.

And it appears the public supports the federal government's decision to ban Huawei from the 5G network, with more Australians wanting protection from foreign state intrusions prioritised over keeping prices down or having the best technology.

We've seen the risk to the supply chain, especially acute in this medical supply chain where when France needed personal protective equipment, they said, "Sure, we could give you some if you agree to use 5G Huawei for your 5G implementation."

Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Harper’s former national security adviser Richard Fadden, and other Canadian politicians have said publicly that Canada should ban Huawei from its 5G networks.

Turnbull, whose government banned tech giants Huawei and ZTE from Australia’s 5G networks on national security grounds, criticized the nation’s business chiefs and academics after they condemned the Australian government over its relations with Beijing

As for Chinese telecom giant Huawei, Chong says the Liberals should join with Canada’s allies in banning the company from the build-out of Canada's 5G network.

At issue was whether Huawei should be banned from Canadian 5G networks.

The campaign was initially about the U.S. government’s effort to push countries to ban Chinese vendors including Huawei from their 5G networks.

Last year also saw a spate of countries bar Huawei, the world's largest maker of telecom gear, from their 5G network rollouts amid a Trump administration effort warning countries of the security threats posed by China-based technology firms.

According to Reuters, two of Norway’s biggest telecoms companies, Telenor and Telia, currently use Huawei equipment for their 4G networks, and are testing the Chinese tech giant’s equipment for their experimental 5G networks.

She will inherit a series of key decisions, including whether to allow the telecoms giant Huawei to provide 5G services on the continent and where the bloc should position itself in the escalating U.S.-China trade war.

Germany has separately said it's now actively considering banning Huawei from providing 5G technology in the country over security fears, prompting a furious response from the company.

Australia have blocked the company's technology from their 5G networks.

The United States has been trying to convince governments worldwide to ban the Chinese tech giant Huawei from having any stake in their 5G networks.

in Australia’s 5G infrastructure.

The majority of Canada’s allies in the Five Eyes intelligence alliance—the United States, Australia, and New Zealand—have banned Huawei from their 5G networks.

It felt like pulling teeth just to get Trudeau to ban Huawei from playing a role in crafting our 5G grid, yet now his government is suggesting ghosting away from the authoritarian regime in Beijing entirely.

Blair dodged a question from Conservative MP Pierre Paul-Hus as to whether the government will ban Chinese telecommunication giant Huawei from Canada’s 5G network.

has promised to purge all existing Huawei kits from the country’s 5G network by 2027.

China is Australia's largest trading partner but the diplomatic and trade relationship has cooled significantly as Canberra raised concerns about China's influence in the country and banned Chinese telecom firm Huawei from Australia's 5G network.

Another big Chinese spender in 2020 was Huawei Technologies, at $3.5 million. The EU flag and a smartphone with the Huawei and 5G network logo on a PC motherboard in this illustration taken on Jan. 29, 2020.