BT wants extension to Huawei kit rip-out deadline

BT has confirmed it wouldn’t mind having a bit more time to rip out Huawei equipment from its network, the process having been impeded by the Covid-19 pandemic.
“A short extension would be reasonable,” a company spokesperson said, highlighting the fact that the exceptional circumstances of the past couple of years have naturally had a material impact on the kit replacement programme.
The UK incumbent made the comments in response to a piece published by Bloomberg, which reporte