SYDNEY -- Huawei Technologies has hit out at Australia's ban on its involvement in fifth-generation mobile networks as an "unreasonable" decision that will push up costs to consumers.
John Lord, chairman of Huawei Technologies (Australia), told Nikkei in an interview that the ban imposed last August would mean less competition and could boost prices to consumers by as much as 15% to 30%. The 5G rollout would also take more time without Huawei, he said.
