LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday that the
context on Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei's involvement
in Britain's 5G network had changed due to the sanctions imposed
by the United States on chip technology.
"Obviously the context has changed slightly with some of the
sanctions that the U.S. has brought in," Environment Secretary
George Eustice told Sky News when asked about Huawei.
"We obviously in terms of reviewing our own security have to
keep under review the consequences of any such actions," he
said.
He refused to be drawn on the time it would take to remove
Huawei equipment from the 5G network, saying the Media Secretary
Oliver Dowden would announced details later.
Asked if he would ever have a Huawei phone, Eustice said:
"Probably not as I quite enjoy, I quite like the one I've got."
He said he has always had a Samsung phone.
(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge; editing by Michael Holden)
BT (BT.A)
