Boris Johnson wants to make clear from the outset that leaving the European Union does not mean getting into the arms of Donald Trump , as the opposition had recriminated him, and one of his first important decisions as prime minister has been to deliver part of the installation from 5G technology in the United Kingdom to Huawei, vetoed by the United States.
Despite the warnings from the White House, and that the Chinese firm has been declared as "high risk", the Asian giant will have the opportunity to actively participate in the system, although it will not be granted access to the central nuclei .
In day to day 5G technology will allow, for example, to download a movie in high definition in less than a minute, but it will also be the one that gives the definitive impulse to the development of the effective connection between smart devices, such as refrigerators or Future autonomous vehicles, which will 'communicate' with each other to avoid traffic accidents.
The problem is that within a few years you could also depend on 5G to coordinate the traffic lights, carry out surgical interventions through robotics or even for Army work, something that the United Kingdom has vetoed to the Asian company.
Security
"Our cybersecurity experts, who are world leaders, know more about Huawei than any other country in the world. They are satisfied with our tough position and the regulatory regime we are going to impose, so any type of risk is going to be controlled, "they say from Downing Street, where a national security meeting has been held today.
The great fear that existed among the British, sponsored by the Americans, is that Huawei is a company controlled by the Chinese Government , so, if they introduce some form of hidden remote shutdown in their facilities, it could cause chaos in the country when you are totally dependent on this technology.
Even so, in this case the fact that the company is a leader in the sector with a lot of difference with respect to its competitors has weighed more, so from the British Government they assure that not having granted them a participation would have delayed the arrival of 5G until three years , with the consequent extra expense that that would entail for its citizens and the burden for the growth of the economy.
In fact, there are some mobile phone providers in the United Kingdom who, tired of waiting for this decision, had come forward and had granted Huawei the installation of their Mimo technology, which allows the simultaneous connection of hundreds of antennas, increasing the speed data upload and download, reducing latency and allowing the incorporation of more devices to the network at the same time.
Diversification
Even so, from the British Executive they assure that the legislation will be directed towards the diversification of the market, reason why a maximum quota of 35% will be imposed so that no company can take control of the facilities monopoly. All this, in addition, will be supervised by the sector regulator, the Ofcom agency. From Downing Street they also insist that, as much as the United States says, there is no real risk that British users will be spied on from China, since the company will be excluded from the key points of the network and all the antennas and facilities that come from there will be checked as a precaution.
Boris Johnson's decision to give Huawei a green light also comes at a difficult time in trade relations between the two countries. Although it gave the impression that an idyll had been forged during the campaign for the British elections of December last year, the truth is that the trade agreement between Washington and London is not going to be as simple as it might seem at first moment.
From Westminster they have already irritated the Americans by launching the plan to raise fiscal pressure on the great internet giants, such as Amazon, Google or Facebook, that is, fundamentally American companies. This also joins that Johnson must negotiate the future relationship with the European Union while Trump is immersed in the race for his re-election, which will take him to the polls in November, so there will be no time or capacity to leave closed something so important
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