Canadian telcos face US$1bil cost to remove Huawei gear

PRAGUE: Canada’s Telus Corp and BCE Inc may face at least US$1bil in costs if the country bans telecommunications equipment made by China’s Huawei Technologies Co from their next generation 5G mobile networks, The Globe and Mail reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the industry.

BCE, Telus and, to a lesser extent, Rogers Communications Inc, all use Huawei equipment in their networks.