BT, a telecommunications company based in the UK, has failed to meet the deadline of 31 December 2023, to remove Huawei equipment from its network core. The Telegraph initially reported that although BT has successfully eliminated Huawei equipment from its 4G and 5G services, it has yet to completely remove its 2G and 3G networks.

BT has stated that it has removed Huawei from all 4G and 5G data sessions and voice calls, resulting in more than 99 percent of core traffic now being processed without Huawei equipment, according to a spokesperson for the company, as reported by Bloomberg. The UK Government offered an extension for the removal of Huawei equipment, with the original deadline set for January 2023. BT had commenced replacing Huawei equipment when the plans to ban their equipment were first announced in 2021.

The UK government has warned network operators, including major player BT, of potential fines at 10% of revenue or