LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Officials from the British and
U.S. governments and the telecoms industry will meet on Monday,
before Britain is due to take a decision on the possible use of
Huawei equipment in future 5G mobile networks, Prime
Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said.
"We have strict controls over how Huawei equipment is
currently deployed in the UK. The government is undertaking a
comprehensive review ... There is a meeting today which involves
U.S., UK government counterparts in national security and
telecoms," the spokesman told reporters.
Britain is expected to make a final decision on whether to
deploy technology from the Chinese company this month. The
United States is trying to persuade Britain not to use Huawei's
equipment over what Washington says are security risks.
(Reporting by Elizabeth Piper, writing by Paul Sandle; editing
by William Schomberg)