Amidst telecoms equipment-maker Huawei devices ban, TNM has said that the situation is not affecting the telecoms company.

Huawei is under scrutiny and skepticism as nations are banning its products, accusing it of spying, but TNM chief executive officer Michiel Buitelaar says the firm is not affected by the ban.

“We are not deploying 5G network in the country, but we are quite aware of the debate,” he said, attributing TNM’s confidence to 5G network, which TNM has not partaken, as Huawei is keen on the 5G network. However, Buitelaar acknowledged that TNM should not be totally dependent on Huawei. “We have a close relationship that we are managing,” he said.

So far, the US, New Zealand and Australia have blocked local firms from using Huawei to provide the technology for next-generation 5G mobile networks. As the UK raises its concerns on the company, Germany is considering ways to block Huawei products from access of 5G network. The 5G network has been launched and is still under experiment as it is available in a few nations.