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Global moves against Huawei come at a price with costs, outages likely to increase

http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1131202.shtml

Aus you may want to read this

A top Huawei executive has been arrested on a US request, clouding the China trade truce and causing Global Stock Markets to tumble
https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-12-06/top-huawei-executive-has-been-arrested-us-request-clouding-china-trade-truce

EE to be the first to bring a 5G phone to Europe and it's not made by Huawei

https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/ee-oneplus-first-5g-phone-europe-3633750

AUS It's certainly been dressed up as a Security concern but one things for sure, Huawei equipment will no longer be playing a part in BT's core network.

British telco BT axes deal with Huawei over security concerns
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2018/12/british-telco-bt-axes-deal-with-huawei-over-security-concerns.html

AUS ….Hot of the press
BT confirms removal of Huawei equipment from core networks

www.irishnews.com/magazine/technology/2018/12/05/news/bt-confirms-removal-of-huawei-equipment-from-core-networks-1501627/

Yeah Blue Pete. not only a secret door but the ability to shutdown our whole communication network. That's why BT are now taking steps to remove Huawei equipment from the core network.

Blue Pete, Huawei has been working with BT for almost 15 years and only began working with EE in 2012. I hope this link clears up any confusion of the usage

https://www.totaltele.com/501735/Huawei-vows-to-fight-on-as-BT-considers-UK-5G-ban

EE announces 16 UK launch locations for 2019 5G rollout. Though there's no word on exactly when we can expect the first 5G sites to switch on, there will be six cities included in the initial 2019 launch: London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham, and Manchester. EE is building its first 5G sites in densely populated areas, including Hyde Park, Manchester Arena, Belfast City Airport, the Welsh Assembly, Edinburgh Waverly train station, and Bullring. Each 5G site is being upgraded to a 10Gbps link, which has already been tested successfully in trial sites across East London and Canary Wharf.

Do Your Own Research

Cyber security is one of BT Group's fastest growing business units and the company is now the UK's biggest employer of cyber security experts.

https://www.totaltele.com/501718/BT-appoints-new-cyber-security-boss

Six investment analysts have rated BT stock with a hold recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company.

https://www.themarketsdaily.com/2018/12/02/bt-group-plc-bt-receives-consensus-recommendation-of-hold-from-brokerages.htm

3 reasons why the BT share price could continue to smash the FTSE 100

https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/11/30/3-reasons-why-i-think-the-bt-share-price-could-continue-to-smash/?guccounter=1

Europe's Telcos Fret as Walls Close In On Huawei

https://www.lightreading.com/regulation/europes-telcos-fret-as-walls-close-in-on-huawei/a/d-id/747936

Huawei Technologies is a major supplier to BT Group, Deutsche Telecom and Three UK.

EE now runs entirely on renewable energy, eliminating 100,000 tonnes of carbon emissions.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/ee-now-runs-entirely-renewable-13663947

Good selling point to winning contracts with the Greener of Customers

BT Group plc has been named as one of the main suppliers to the National Enabling Programme Office for Policing, a £100 million initiative that is intended to help the UK police buy and use IT services more effectively. Part of the initiative sees the creation of a National Management Centre, which will monitor and respond to internal and external cyber threats and will be based in one of BT's existing Security Operations Centres.

BT Group Plc’s restructuring is starting to bite, with workers accusing the British telecom company of betrayal as it cuts thousands of jobs and sweeps away layers of management.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-23/bt-faces-union-backlash-as-overhaul-of-phone-company-accelerates

The US government has initiated an extraordinary outreach campaign to foreign allies, trying to persuade wireless and internet providers in these countries to avoid telecommunications equipment from China’s Huawei Technologies on the grounds of National security issues reports THE AUSTRALIAN.

It was Huawei Kit that BT used to showcase 5G at Wembley earlier this week.

BT has announced that Otto Thoresen will become Chairman and Trustee Director of the BT Pension Scheme (BTPS) on 15 February, 2019.

https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=231712

AUS, Here's better report explaining how 5G will revolutionise Outside Broadcasting.

https://www.lightreading.com/mobile/5g/bt-hopes-to-score-with-5g-broadcasting-push/d/d-id/747757

BT Group’s EE and BT Sport have demonstrated the first live broadcast with remote production over 5G – an approach BT Sport will use to increase the coverage available to viewers with more matches and faster highlights. This trial is another showcase of what a 5G network can do, and is a big part of our continued investment in using 5G across the whole of BT Group

https://advanced-television.com/2018/11/21/bt-sport-ee-demo-live-5g-broadcast/