Banning chinese vendors will cost europe’s 5G $62 billons
Banning chinese will cost 55 billion euros ($ 62 billion) to the price of 5G networks in Europe and postpone the launch of this technology by around 18 months, according to a market evaluation seen by Reuters.
This is reported by telecoms lobby team GSMA, which represents the interest of 750 mobile operators.
GSMA has actually currently voiced concerns concerning the effects of a full ban on Huawei, whose equipment are widely purchased and already used by operators in Europe.
The 55-billion-euro reflects the overall added costs following a complete ban on purchases from Huawei and also Chinese peer ZTE for the rollout out of 5G networks in Europe.
The two Chinese vendors have a combined market share in the European Union of greater than 40%.
“Half of this (additional cost) would be due to European operators being impacted by higher input costs following significant loss of competition in the mobile equipment market,” the report said.
“Additionally, operators would need to replace existing infrastructure before implementing 5G upgrades.”
Finnish telecoms equipment maker Nokia claimed that this estimated cost is not real.
“We offer a technical solution whereby we can overlay our 5G equipment on top of another vendor’s 4G gear. This solution could reduce the cost and complexity of vendor changes,” spokesman Eric Mangan said.
Nokia claimed this week that it had moved ahead of Huawei in total 5G orders and had actually seen enhanced rate of interest in its 5G offering from European nations that have been questioning the role of Chinese vendors in their networks.
According to the record, a ban would certainly likewise postpone the implementation by 18 months of 5G technology, which will be used in areas ranging from self-driving autos to health as well as logistics.
“Such a delay would widen the gap in 5G penetration between the EU and the U.S. by more than 15 percentage points by 2025,” according to the report.
This delay would result from delivery obstacles for other vendors, as Ericsson, Nokia and also Samsung, in case of a sudden rise in demand.
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