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EU Unveils Plan to Mandate Phase-Out of High-Risk Tech From Critical Infrastructure

The draft ties any restrictions to EU-level risk assessments before formal negotiations begin in Brussels.

FILE - Henna Virkkunen, European Commissioner for Tech-Sovereignty, Security and Democracy gives a press conference at the end of the weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana, File)
The logo of the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies is pictured next to a statue on top of a building in Copenhagen, Denmark, June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo
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Overview

  • The European Commission proposed revisions to the Cybersecurity Act that would make exclusion of high-risk suppliers mandatory across 18 critical sectors, extending well beyond telecoms.
  • Mobile operators would have up to 36 months to remove key components from listed vendors once an EU high-risk list is published, with timelines for fixed and satellite networks to follow.
  • Restrictions would activate only after a formal assessment initiated by the Commission or at least three member states, and measures must be backed by market and impact analyses.
  • The text does not name companies or countries, yet it is widely viewed as targeting Chinese firms such as Huawei and ZTE based on prior EU guidance and actions.
  • China’s foreign ministry and Huawei criticized the plan as protectionist, while European telecom groups warned of multi‑billion euro costs as the proposal heads to Parliament and member states for approval.