https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/25/vodafone-pauses-huawei-network-supply-purchases-in-europe/

Huawei had a very good 2018, and it’s likely to have a very good 2019, as well. But there’s one little thing that keeps putting a damper on the hardware maker’s global expansion plans. The U.S. and Canada have already taken action over the company’s perceived link to the Chinese government, and now Vodafone’s is following suit over concerns that other countries may join. 

The U.K.-based telecom giant announced this week that it’s enacting a temporary halt on purchases from the Chinese hardware maker. The move arrives out of concern that additional countries may ban Huawei products putting the world’s second largest carrier in a tricky spot as it works to roll out 5G networks across the globe,