China News Agency, Berlin, May 3 (Reporter Peng Dawei) According to German media reports, Deutsche Telekom, Germany's largest communications operator, hopes to strengthen cooperation with Huawei. Dirk Weissner, a member of Deutsche Telekom ’s board of directors and general manager of the German company, said on the 2nd local time that if he wanted to achieve the goal of building two thousand LTE base stations by the end of this year, Huawei ’s participation would be required. He emphasized that if Huawei is excluded, Deutsche Telekom cannot quickly solve the problem of 5G signal coverage.
Comprehensive German media reported that the German Federal Network Administration Advisory Committee called Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, Telefonica and other telecommunications operators in Germany to hold a "mobile summit" on the 4th of this month to discuss 5G related issues. Prior to this, the German Business Daily reported that Deutsche Telekom had informed the German Federal Ministry of the Interior that it hoped to strengthen its cooperation with Huawei.
In the "Frankfurt Report" interview published on the 2nd, Dirk Weissner said that in the process of building 5G base stations, Deutsche Telekom has established cooperation with a number of suppliers, but if it is to achieve a new construction of about two thousand by the end of this year The goal of an LTE base station is, "We also need Huawei."
Dirk Weissner specifically pointed out that since the technologies of various 5G suppliers are currently not compatible, "If Huawei antennas are installed in an area, Ericsson equipment cannot be used here, and vice versa." He emphasized that if Huawei is excluded, "we will not be able to quickly eliminate 5G signal blind spots."
Germany's "Business News" pointed out that Deutsche Telekom's main competitors Vodafone and Telefonica have clearly stated that they will continue to use Huawei equipment in the subsequent construction of 5G networks.
"Everyone must be clear that time is running out." Dirk Weissner said that its competitors are working hard to build 5G networks, "Chinese suppliers are also involved." (Finish)