German government sources revealed that Germany plans to ban components from Chinese communications giants Huawei and ZTE manufacturing from 2026 to participate in the construction of domestic 5G networks.
According to Agence France -Presse, sources revealed on Wednesday (September 20) that from January 1, 2026, Chinese -made components will be excluded from the core network of Germany.This ban is not only suitable for new components, but also for installed parts.
Sources said that the German government hopes to start eliminating Huawei and ZTE components used to "access and transmit the network".
A copy of the internal government documents checked by Agence France -Presse wrote that the changes in the German 5G mobile network operated by Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, and Telefonica, ".The government's security policy is very important. "
Documents say that Germany has "serious structural dependence" to Huawei and ZTE, so it is "urgent to take action."The document wrote that immediately banned Chinese parts from "fully considering security issues", but also "a considerable limit on network operations."
According to the draft of the document, this plan is part of the "de -risk" strategy of German Prime Minister, Tonalz's relationship with China.
In July this year, German Prime Minister Tsurtz said: "We hope to reduce (dependence on China) in the future".The stronger China responds. "
However, this plan implemented by the German Ministry of Internal Realities must be consistent within the Tumolz Government Alliance.German media said that not all ministers agreed to the plan.
