CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian company TPG Telecom says it has abandoned the rollout of its mobile network because of the ban on Chinese giant Huawei as a 5G provider.
TPG said in a statement on Tuesday that Huawei was to be the principal equipment vendor in what would have been Australia’s fourth mobile network.
The government announced in August that Huawei and a Chinese maker of mobile devices, ZTE Corp., had been blocked from rolling out Australia’s 5G network due to security concerns.
Several governments have been scrutinizing Huawei over its links to the Chinese government.
The U.S. Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Monday against Huawei, two of its subsidiaries and a top executive, who are accused of misleading banks about the company’s business and violating U.S. sanctions.
