Networks Breaking Law - Huawei Ban in UK

In the past year, the rivalry between two powerful countries came in front of the world in the subject of Technology. The US ban the Google Product for Huawei (a Chinese Firm), Chinese also ban apple products in China in reaction. 

                                

 ''A new law is approved by the parliament in the UK if telecom companies fail to tighten their security that would face big fines''. 

As stated with the above statement, the telecom security bill refrains the Chinese firm named ‘Huawei’ from indulging in UK’s 5G mobile network. The bill also states the amount of fine i.e 10% of turnover or more than £100,000 a day to those companies who failed to accomplish higher security requirements.

Giving requirements for higher security in the laws is the first step taken by the government to enshrining these bans and enforce to ban Huawei in UK’s 5G technology under the consequences of the law. However, these attempts are continuing for more than a year. 

The bill also ensures the government with national security powers, allowing it to give instructions to the big telecoms companies such as BT all telecom companies how to deal with ‘’High Risk’’ companies. In the draft law, there is a measure that says companies would face heavy fines in case of failure if they do not live up to expectations. Under the terms of ‘’continuing contravention’’, the government will charge £100,000 a day.

The decision to formally legislate follows months of national and international political struggle over the safety danger of the organization and its suspected ties to the Chinese state. 

Initially, the UK agreed to exempt Huawei equipment from the critical portion of the core network under the terms of law and instead make up a maximum of 35% of non-core networks. 2023 was scheduled to be the deadline.

However, it was revised in the face of pressure from the United States to order the full withdrawal of the Huawei kit from the entire 5G network by 2027.

Analysis by Rory Cellan-Jones Technology Correspondent

The ban on UK’s 5G ambitions network will be a costly setback and mounted a publicity campaign with the vision of highlighting the message to the government – you’re making a big mistake. 

The Chinese company seemed to think that the defeat of Donald Trump in recent US elections might enforce the new US administration for the second thought on the decision. If so, this bill indicates that the presumption was inaccurate, but both Huawei and the mobile operators would be pleased that some Conservative MPs have defied the government's pressure to shift the deadline to withdraw its equipment to 2025. 

The Chinese company might focus on ensuring that other European nations do not follow the lead of the UK. Meanwhile, companies are making deals by signing contracts with Nokia and Ericsson. Companies seem to be markedly less vocal in their arguments that cutting Huawei out of the equation would be a costly disaster.