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International News: AFPBB News EU companies increase 5G costs by 6.7 trillion yen due to Huawei and ZTE elimination
[June 8th AFP] The international industry group "GSM Association (GSMA)" of mobile communication operators has joined Huawei (Huawei), a major Chinese communication equipment company, from the 5th generation (5G) mobile communication network in Europe. If Huawei (ZTE) is eliminated, mobile operators in the European Union (EU) will incur up to 55 billion euros (about 6.7 trillion yen) in the cost of deploying a 5G network. ..
The report describes an internal assessment of the impact of the exclusion of the two companies, which AFP confirmed on the 7th.
In addition to the increased costs, the GSMA points out that European mobile operators will delay the launch of 5G services by up to a year and a half.
Regarding Huawei, the United States is concerned that the company's equipment will adversely affect intelligence agencies in each country. It is urging companies in allies such as Europe to remove Huawei from the sources of 5G equipment. This US demand is controversial, and the GSMA's assessment is a new source of debate.
Huawei and ZTE have a 40% share of the mobile device supply to the European market, and Huawei is now a "pioneer in 5G technology," GSMA said.
In addition, competitors Ericsson of Sweden, Nokia of Finland, and Samsung Electronics of South Korea can keep their existing contracts in North America and Asia, but they are the third generation in Europe. It says that it does not have the power to move all (3G) mobile communication networks and 4th generation (4G) mobile communication networks to 5G.
"The elimination of Chinese vendors will significantly slow down competition in the mobile device market, raise prices and significantly increase the additional cost of deploying 5G," the GSMA said. (c) AFP
