The body of the GSMA mobile network operator is considering a crisis meeting on Huawei

PARIS / FRANKFURT: The GSMA, the body of the mobile communications industry, has proposed a crisis meeting to discuss a plan to ban Huawei 5G equipment in the US. European Union, in view of growing industry concerns that such a decision could delay operators.

The European Commission is considering a de facto ban on Huawei's 5G network equipment for next-generation mobile networks due to security concerns, sources told Reuters.

Some Western countries, notably the United States and Australia, have prevented Huawei from creating new generation mobile phone networks, and Germany plans to do so or not.

GSMA chief executive, Mats Granryd, had written to proposing members to put the debate around Huawei on the agenda of the next meeting of his board of directors, said Saturday at Reuters a door – the federation's speech.

The meeting will be held in late February on the sidelines of the Mobile World Congress, the largest annual gathering of the sector, in Barcelona.

"It has to be confirmed for the moment," he said.

While many operators rely on Huawei for the construction of 5G networks, a de facto ban would be a major setback for Europe's communications efforts, which would have consequences for connected factories, autonomous cars and medical technologies.

Deutsche Telekom has announced its intention to roll out the new services two years from now.