Usagevpn.com – European telecom operators are challenging plans that could force them to remove equipment supplied by Chinese companies including Huawei and ZTE, arguing that the financial burden could weaken investment in next-generation networks.

The dispute centres on the European Union’s proposed Digital Networks Act, presented in January. The package would allow the bloc to prohibit vendors deemed “high risk” for cybersecurity reasons from supplying equipment to European communications networks. While the proposal does not identify companies by name, the measure is widely seen as capable of affecting Chinese technology suppliers.…