Huawei wins certification to sell 5G phones on European market

China’s Huawei Technologies said on Friday that it received the world’s first 5G CE certificate for its Mate X model from German third-party independent certification and inspection group TÜV Rheinland.

The certification demonstrates that Huawei has been working closely with third-party testing organizations to ensure the safety of its products and services, which is an effective way of eliminating security concerns, analysts said.

As 5G technology is complex, the latest certification process was a challenge for both the Chinese company and TÜV Rheinland, and the two sides made significant breakthroughs in many key certification technologies, Huawei said in a statement sent to the Global Times.

TÜV Rheinland undertook the entire certification process of Huawei’s 5G smartphone – Huawei Mate X. Such certification is a requirement of the EU prior to importing and selling products on the European market, the statement said.

“The most important way to eliminate concerns is continuing to enhance transparency,” Fang Xingdong, founder of Beijing-based technology think tank ChinaLabs, told the Global Time on Friday.

The company has been cooperating with third-party testing agencies for years, and potential risks in using its equipment and products could be mitigated by the testing, according to media reports.

The US has said the Chinese company poses security risks and despite not providing concrete evidence it has lobbied US allies to ban Huawei products and technology from the coming next generation of wireless technology, known as 5G.