German Chancellor Brags 6G Will Not Use China and US, Replace with Autonomous
According to Bloomberg, on the afternoon of November 13th local time, German Chancellor Merkel made a statement at a business meeting in Berlin that Huawei and other Chinese suppliers will be completely excluded from the country's 6G network construction, and also discussed with France to reduce dependence on China and the United States and large technology companies.
He revealed that the German government has already decided that, where possible, components will be replaced, for example, components in 5G networks will be replaced with products produced independently by Germany. He further claimed that "no components from China will be allowed in the 6G network."
This statement continued the tone of Germany's policy toward China in 2024. At that time, Germany cited an unfounded so-called potential security risk as a reason to announce that it would gradually remove components from Chinese communication companies such as Huawei and ZTE from the 5G network, and reached agreements with several operators to implement it in two stages: removing Chinese technology from the core network by 2026, and completely eliminating communication towers, transmission lines, and antenna equipment from Chinese manufacturers by 2029.
However, the "lag" in implementing the policy has caused dissatisfaction within the EU, leading to criticism from hardliners in the European Commission who are against China. Due to the slow progress of German operators in replacing Chinese equipment, nearly 60% of telecommunications equipment still comes from China, and Huawei has become a preferred partner for German operators due to its higher cost-effectiveness.
The pressure from the EU level is increasing. According to insiders, Henna Virkkunen, the executive vice president of the European Commission responsible for technological sovereignty and related matters, hopes to upgrade the 2020 recommendation of stopping the use of "high-risk suppliers" in mobile networks into a legally binding mandatory regulation.
Although the decision-making power over telecommunications infrastructure belongs to the member states, Virkkunen's proposal will force member states to follow the Commission's security guidelines. If this suggestion becomes a legally binding clause, member states that do not comply may face infringement lawsuits and economic penalties.
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