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The Government has ruled that Huawei will not be allowed access to the UK’s 5G network.
This u-turn comes after the Government said in January that Huawei could supply up to 35% of the equipment for the UK’s 5G plans but would remain out of the central network.
Culture secretary Oliver Dowden told MPs on the matter: ‘5G will be transformative for our country, but only if we have confidence in the security and resilience of the infrastructure it is built upon
‘Following US sanctions against Huawei and updated technical advice from our cyber experts, the government has decided it is necessary to ban Huawei from our 5G networks.’
With 5G already rolling out in the UK, here’s what you need to know about how it differs from 4G.
What is the difference between 4G and 5G?
5G is said to be 100 times faster than 4G when working at its full potential, which is the kind of speed which, according to CNN, could see you download a two-hour movie in less than ten seconds.
5G also promises increased capacity compared to 4G, which would mean that things like the struggle to get connected in crowed areas could be a thing of the past.
On the subject of latency, or the phone’s ability to communicate with another device, 5G would seek to minimise that too.
As such, 5G could help facilitate the invention and/or development of countless tech innovations such as driverless cars, which would rely on the fastest of speeds.
While 5G has hit the UK, it’s still not able to be widely used by consumers because a limited amount of service providers and phones are able to offer it.
Mr Dowden also told MPs on the subject of Huawei: ‘No new kit is to be added from January 2021, and UK 5G networks will be Huawei free by the end of 2027. This decisive move provides the industry with the clarity and certainty it needs to get on with delivering 5G across the UK.
‘By the time of the next election we will have implemented in law an irreversible path for the complete removal of Huawei equipment from our 5G networks.’
‘This has not been an easy decision, but it is the right one for the UK telecoms networks, for our national security and our economy, both now and indeed in the long run.’
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