Global telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom strengthened its strategic partnership with Huawei last year despite growing defiance toward the dominant Chinese 5G vendor
, documents reviewed by POLITICO show.
Deutsche Telekom has repeatedly declined in the past to disclose how much of its networks consist of Huawei equipment. The deal includes a clause that annulled provisions if local regulations and trade controls prohibited Deutsche Telekom from acquiring and using the products. It also softened the blow as Huawei started grappling with delivering "small cells" used to increase local network capacity for mobile internet users. These components suffered a big hit due to the U.S. restrictions last year.
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