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Romanian President Signs Law Banning Huawei’s Participation in 5G Networks

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis signed a law late this week banning Huawei and other Chinese companies from participating in the development of Romanian 5G networks for security reasons. The source clarifies that this step was taken with the filing of the United States.

The center government of Prime Minister Florin Citu, an ally of Ioannis, approved a ban on Chinese-controlled companies in April, which parliament subsequently approved.

Romanian President Signs Law Banning Huawei's Participation in 5G Networks

Europe has become a battleground in the technological cold war between Beijing and Washington. One of its results may be the formation of a duopoly of Ericsson and Nokia on the European telecommunications equipment market.

The described law was the result of a memorandum signed by the United States and Romania in 2019. At the time, the governments of the two countries said that “as part of a risk-based approach to security, a thorough and complete assessment of 5G providers is necessary” to exclude those who are controlled by a foreign government and have an opaque ownership structure.

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