Last October, the Swedish Post and Telecommunications Authority (PTS) banned Huawei from supplying 5G equipment to Swedish mobile companies. Huawei has challenged this decision in court.

The latest news from Reuters, a Swedish court upheld the ban on Huawei's sales of 5G equipment in Sweden on the 22nd of this month. In response, Huawei issued a statement on the 23rd, saying that Huawei respects the administrative court's decision but regrets it. They are studying further legal remedies to defend their rights and interests. Network security is Huawei's highest agenda. They call on the relevant Swedish agencies to develop objective, unified, and verifiable cybersecurity standards based on facts.

The following is the full text of Huawei's statement.

Huawei respects the decision of the Administrative Court but regrets it. This court decision is not final. We are studying legal remedies to defend our rights and interests and look forward to dialogue with relevant parties in Sweden to seek constructive solutions.

PTS did not provide any facts or evidence of Huawei's security problems during the public trial and submitted documents to the court that clearly stated that "there is no evidence of technical vulnerabilities in Huawei's equipment and software."

Network security is Huawei's highest priority. Trust should be based on objective facts, not on subjective assumptions, and not on speculation or unfounded rumors. We call on the relevant Swedish agencies to develop objective, uniform, and verifiable cybersecurity standards based on facts.