Britain to look to allies to find 5G alternatives to Huawei - minister

LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Britain will look to international
allies to develop alternatives to Huawei to use in
developing its 5G network, digital minister Nicky Morgan said on
Wednesday.

Britain granted Huawei a limited role in Britain's 5G mobile
network last week, frustrating a global attempt by the United
States to exclude the Chinese telecoms giant from the West's
next-generation communications.

"We are very determined... that another provider of 5G
equipment is needed in order to provide that resilience to our
very important 5G network," Morgan told reporters after a speech
in London.

"It may well be we have to work with our international
allies as well to make sure we either get another provider who's
operating elsewhere to operate in the UK, or potentially to
perhaps have another company that's able to offer that equipment
so that we are able to have that resilience in our system."
(Reporting by Elizabeth Howcroft, writing by Alistair Smout,
editing by Andrew MacAskill)