# sec: oops! 5G, a European dilemma (the 1st one of a series): the quiet spread of Huawei

<< China's Huawei has quietly become a leading supplier of the backbone equipment for mobile networks, particularly in developing markets thanks to cheaper prices. >>

<< Each year it invests between 10 and 15 percent of its sales revenue on research and development. It spent $13.8 billion on R&D  (Research and development) in 2017 and $15 billion last year. >>

<< It's a dilemma for European telecoms firms: Should they steal a march on competitors and rapidly roll out next-generation 5G mobile networks using equipment from top supplier Huawei? Or should they heed US-led warnings of security threats and sit tight, and possibly fall behind? >>

<< Huawei strenuously denies its equipment could be used for espionage. >>

<< Deutsche Telekom, in an internal document obtained by Bloomberg, warned that Europe could fall behind China and the United States by as much as two years if it forgoes using Huawei's 5G equipment. >>

Erwan Lucas. European telecoms' dilemma: Huawei or the highway? Feb 3, 2019.

https://phys.org/news/2019-02-european-telecoms-dilemma-huawei-highway.html  

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