Huawei ban reportedly cost BT half a billion pounds, CEO claims
Huawei ban reportedly cost BT half a billion pounds, CEO claims UK government forced telcos to replace Huawei’s gear When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. When the UK government decided to ban Chinese Huawei from developing its 5G infrastructure, it did so to allegedly protect its citizens from the Chinese government eavesdropping on their conversations. However BT’s chief security and networks officer, Howard Watson, has now claimed the decision cost the company £500m (approximately $612 million)....