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Deutsche Bahn, which is state-owned, would face delays of five
to six years for its projects if the German government decided
to ban Huawei components in the short term, the report said,
citing an internal company document.
A spokesperson for Deutsche Bahn said the company would not
comment on internal documents.
The German government is currently reviewing whether certain
components from Huawei and ZTE should be banned from its
telecoms networks, amid broader concerns about the influence of
Chinese companies on critical infrastructure.
Any decision to ban Huawei outright would likely draw an angry
response from Beijing, with the Chinese foreign ministry having
urged Berlin to act in line with its own interests and
international rules.
Deutsche Bahn, which is seeking to digitise its operations, last
December awarded a Deutsche Telekom subsidiary a 64-million-euro
contract to supply most of the components for its new IP network
to a company using technology from Huawei.
($1 = 0.9144 euros)
(Reporting by Rachel More; Editing by Miranda Murray)
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