JAKARTA: The largest Indonesian phone operator said it will wait to see how the spat between U.S. officials and Huawei Technologies Co. ends before picking suppliers for 5G wireless equipment.
Southeast Asia’s largest market for telecom services is still several years from launching 5G services, allowing PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia time to decide whether to pick Huawei as a supplier, President Director Ririek Adriansyah said. The U.S., locked in a trade war with China, is campaigning against Huawei equipment, saying it poses security risks for countries because the company is too close to China’s government.