French authorities' decision over Huawei's equipment is crucial for two of the country's four telecoms operators, Bouygues Telecom and Altice Europe's SFR, as about half of their current mobile network is made by the Chinese group.
PARIS: France will authorise the use of some of Huawei's equipment in the rollout of its 5G network, two sources close to the matter told Reuters, despite U.S. calls to exclude the Chinese telecoms giant from the West's next-generation communications.
The French cybersecurity agency, ANSSI, is due to tell telecoms operators which equipment they are allowed to use for the deployment of their 5G network in France, but has not made public any decision.
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