At the end of October, the Swedish Post and Telecom Agency (PTS) decided that the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei would not be allowed to be part of the Swedish 5G expansion.

This after both Säpo and the Swedish Armed Forces pointed out the company's products as a security risk due to alleged links to the Chinese Communist Party.

Huawei has appealed the decision and the Administrative Court has now decided to try the case.

As the outcome of the case is considered uncertain, the court removes the parts that affect Huawei for the time being, something the company has also requested.

- We are pleased that the Administrative Court shares our view.

We now look forward to an open and constructive dialogue with PTS and other relevant authorities and actors.

"Should be part of 5G"

The 5G auction was scheduled to begin tomorrow.

But following the court's ruling, PTS has now decided to move the date forward.

Kenneth Fredriksen says that it is too early to speculate on what the process will end up in.

- I note that the court shares our view and then we have to take it gradually.

We can contribute to an open and constructive dialogue to be a player in the 5G world in Sweden.

Something we absolutely believe we should be given the opportunity to.

Säpo and the Swedish Armed Forces have assessed Huawei products as a security risk in this case.

What do you think about it?

- Their primary concern was the connection to China.

What I want to convey to them is that we are an independent private company that will comply with Swedish rules to one hundred percent.

It is safe and good infrastructure that is delivered by us, says Kenneth Fredriksen.

Säpo: Our part completed

The Security Police, whose warning to Huawei was partly the basis for PTS's decision to ban the company from the Swedish 5G market, does not want to comment on today's decision from the Administrative Court.

- Our task has been to submit opinions to PTS and it was an assignment we had from the legislator.

The questions that come now must be asked to PTS.

Our part in the process is complete, says Säpo's communications manager Nina Odermalm-Schei.