Sunrise UPC continues to work with Huawei

Not without political pressure

Sunrise UPC will not do without Huawei components

The parent company of Sunrise UPC, Liberty Global, does not want to end its cooperation with the Chinese telecommunications group Huawei without political pressure. “We would lose a competitive advantage as a result,” said CEO Mike Fries.

Huawei is the leader in cellular technology. “Should politicians ban the use of Huawei hardware, we would of course stick to it,” said Fries in an interview with the “Neue Zürcher Zeitung”. The USA and subsequently also partner countries have excluded Huawei from expanding their 5G networks.

He is aware that working with a Chinese supplier involves a certain risk, said Fries. But: “A political decision would not come overnight. If necessary, we have enough capital to replace the Huawei components in the network.”