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Dutch government tells mobile operators to avoid certain suppliers

Friday 21 May 2021 | 09:13 CET | News
Mobile operators in the Netherlands have been told by the government to not use certain suppliers in their networks, the telecoms secretary confirmed to parliament. Huawei told the local paper FD it means the Chinese company can no longer supply 5G core networks in the country.

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Categories: Mobile & Wireless
Companies: Huawei / KPN / T-Mobile Netherlands / Vodafone Netherlands
Countries: Netherlands
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