In mid-October, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported that fresh security requirements for telecommunications networks in Germany does not contain a clause to keep Huawei from taking part in the construction of 5G infrastructure. Washington has repeatedly warned Berlin over Huawei taking part in developing Germany’s 5G infrastructure.

Axar.az reports citing Sputnik.

Telefonica Deutschland has picked China’s Huawei and Nokia of Finland to take an equal role in building Germany’s 5G network, one of the largest German telecom companies said in a statement on Wednesday.

He apparently referred to the ongoing debate in Germany over whether Berlin would heed US warnings that Huawei should be excluded from 5G network infrastructure over security risks.

A preliminary business plan stipulates the beginning of 5G-related work in early 2020, with the network expected to be completed in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne and Frankfurt by the end of 2021.

A year later, 5G infrastructure is due to be in place in 30 German cities with a population of 16 million people. Huawei has yet to comment on the issue.