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STOCKHOLM (Xinhua): The Swedish Post and Telecommunications Authority (PTS) was forced to suspend the country’s 5G spectrum auctions scheduled for Tuesday (November 10), after the Stockholm administrative court on Monday inhibited parts of the authority’s earlier decision that had banned the use of equipment made by the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on Sweden’s 5G networks.
“The Administrative Court has made a decision today, which means that certain parts of the PTS decision before the next 5G auction will not apply until further notice. The Administrative Court, among others, has stated that the decision affects the rights of Huawei in such a way that the company has the right to appeal the decision, “the court said in a press release on Monday.
“The Administrative Court further establishes that the decision in the parts relating to Huawei will not apply for the time being (inhibition) as the outcome of the case can be considered uncertain at present,” he said.
The ban issued by Stockholm’s administrative court was a direct response to Huawei’s appeal against PTS’s administrative decision last month to ban qualified operators planning to attend the country’s 5G spectrum auctions from using Huawei equipment.
The decision also requires operators to phase out all 4G and 5G components from Huawei by January 1, 2525. Huawei filed an appeal on November 5 with the administrative court to reverse the decision made by PTS on October 20.
Following the court’s decision, PTS said in a press release later Monday that due to the court’s ban, it informed the operators approved to participate in the planned auction that the event will not start on Tuesday.
“The Administrative Court has concluded that Huawei has the right to appeal the PTS decision. The inhibition decision means that the conditions related, for example, to the use of Huawei products for the time being do not apply during the examination further detailed case by the administrative court “. Johan Lundmark, chief judge of the court, said in the statement.
Citing national security reasons, PTS also banned the use of components from another Chinese company, ZTE. Both companies have denied such allegations, saying that for years they have strictly complied with local laws and contributed to the construction of local infrastructure.
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