(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Huawei has signed a deal with Russian telecoms firm MTS to develop 5G technology in Russia.
The companies will develop next-generation 5G networks in Russia over the next year, reports said.
The deal was agreed as China’s President Xi Jinping began a three-day visit to Russia.
It comes as some Western countries, led by the US, have blocked the Chinese firm on concerns it poses a national security risk.
The deal will see “the development of 5G technologies and the pilot launch of fifth generation networks in 2019 and 2020,” MTS said in a statement, according to AFP.
The deal is likely to provide some relief to Huawei which has been under intense international scrutiny in recent months.
Huawei signs deal to develop 5G in Russia
