EU industry chief dismisses fears strict security rules could delay 5G

European industrial policy chief Breton said recently that the new 5G technology will require more stringent security rules than previous generations. — Reuters

PARIS/MUNICH: European industrial policy chief Thierry Breton dismissed claims that relying on European companies to build a 5G network would delay its rollout, weighing in on an increasingly tense debate in Germany over the risk posed by China's Huawei.

In a speech at the DLD conference in Munich on Jan 19, Breton, a former French finance minister, warned policy-makers in Germany and elsewhere that the new 5G technology will require more stringent security rules than previous generations.