There Is No Future Without Fiber!

At a fixed-line forum, Huawei explains that 5G has no basis without fiber. Fiber is the best, maybe the only choice.

The outfitter Huawei has made a clear statement for fiber. Steven Wu, Vice President of Huawei's Carrier Business Group, said at the Broadband World Forum in Amsterdam on October 16, 2019, "Everyone is talking about 5G, and a well-designed fiber-optic network is a foundation for 5G's home broadband service and low latency Fiber is the best, maybe the only choice. "


In the past, Huawei had not been so clear about fiber. The equipment supplier also provides Vectoring, G.fast or Docsis 3.1 hardware and software.

Wu limited, however, that fiber could also Fiber To Curb (FTTC), so merely Vectoring means, but almost exclusively concrete examples of FTTH (Fiber To The Home) from France, China, and the Philippines.

In France, the government wants 9 million households to subsidize the fiber-optic expansion to 50 percent and more. For the government provided 3.3 billion euros.

In China, the motto of network operator China Mobile is "No Fiber, No Future," said Wu. Here Huawei has supported the network operator in a synergy strategy in network expansion. "China Mobile now has 117 million home broadband customers," Wu said.

In the Philippines, Huawei is outfitter to competing network operator Globe Telecom and Smart Communications in the introduction of 5G technology. Here is "an optical network" the basis for the expansion.

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China Wrath of Huawei 5G was banned by Australia

The Australian government's decision to ban Huawei and also ZTE from supplying telecommunications equipment for the 5G network makes China angry. The Chinese government stressed the ban was a mistake and would have a negative impact. 

"The Australian Government has made a mistake and by doing so, will have a negative impact on commercial matters for Chinese and Australian companies," the Ministry of Commerce of China said on its website quoted by Reuters. 

Australian authorities said in a statement that companies that might be directed by foreign governments would make Australian telecommunications networks potentially vulnerable to unauthorized access or interference. Australia follows the steps of the United States which also limits Huawei and ZTE's mobile space.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry also requested that Australia do justice to companies from their countries and not bring national security issues to discrimination. 

"We urge the Australian government to abandon ideological prejudices and provide a fair competitive environment for the operations of Chinese companies in Australia," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang. 

It is possible that China will take a countermeasure. Previously, Huawei also expressed disappointment over the blocking imposed on him, while helping to ensure that ZTE became a victim with him.

"We have been notified by the government if Huawei and ZTE have been blocked from providing 5G technology in Australia. This is really a disappointing decision for customers," they wrote. 

"(We) have been providing wireless network technology safely in Australia for almost 15 years," Huawei added.