London | Britain has become among the first countries to plot a path out of dependency on Chinese telco giant Huawei for its 5G mobile network, cutting a deal with Japanese company NEC and vowing to nurture new players to rival Nokia and Ericsson.
As it moves to ban Huawei, the British government will pump £1.6 million ($2.9 million) into local trials of NEC's effort to develop an "Open RAN" – a neutral 5G platform that can interchangeably use different companies' equipment.
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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com
