Telecommunications gear giant Huawei Technologies is facing growing trouble in Europe, with Germany becoming the latest country to consider a ban on Chinese manufacturers in its 5G networks.
Germany’s Interior Ministry has proposed measures that would force local telecoms operators to remove critical components from Chinese suppliers from their networks, including Huawei and ZTE Corporation by 2026, according to a report by Reuters last week that cited a government official familiar with the discussions.
If the proposal is agreed, it would represent a major shift by Germany, which rejected pressure from the US four years ago to ban Huawei. Several other countries in the region, including the UK, Denmark, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, have already banned Huawei from their 5G networks.
In a radio interview with German broadcaster ARD earlier this month, Carsten Senz,…
