Chinese telecoms company Huawei has appealed a Swedish court's decision to ban it and its technology from the nation's 5G networks over cybersecurity concerns.
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Huawei had announced its intentions to appeal the ban back in November, in response to a growing trend in European nations to block the telecoms giants from access to EU 5G networks, done at the behest of the US.
Under the ban, any company using Huawei technology in implementing its 5G networks has until 2025 to remove it from their systems and infrastructure.
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The US has backed a European coalition to block Huawei's access to 5G networks, over fears the company are using its technologies to spy and steal data for the Chinese government.
Huawei has constantly denied these claims.
Swedish telecoms regulator PTS has been holding spectrum auctions since the ban and worked to exclude the Chinese company from operating any 5G networks in the country.
Huawei appealed to stop the auctions back in December, but Swedish courts ruled with the regulator, which gave them credence to resume the auctions.
In a statement, the company said: “Huawei has on January 5 lodged an appeal to the supreme administrative court. PTS’ conditions practically exclude us from the Swedish market as the regulator decided on them without hearing our side, in conflict with basic European principles."
PTS has announced the Spectrum auctions are set to recommence on January 19.
Back in December, Germany passed a law which blocked Huawei from the country's network.
The UK has also opted to remove Huawei from all 5G networks by 2027, with British Telecommunications (BT) opting to offer the same deal with Nokia, who have also been selected to handle 5G for its home country of Finland.
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Huawei has confirmed it is willing to take any measures to meet requirements set by the Swedish government.
It is currently enshrined in Chinese law that any company must supply data to the government if requested, owing to espionage and national security laws in the country.
This revelation has likely given fuel to the fire in countries looking to block Huawei's inclusion for cybersecurity purposes.
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