Italy has no plans to exclude Chinese firms from 5G network, minister says

ROME (Reuters) - Italy has no plan to stop Chinese telecom firms, including Huawei, playing a role in the development of the country's future 5G network, a government minister told Reuters on Thursday.The United States has lobbied Italy and other European allies to avoid using Huawei equipment in their next generation networks and to closely scrutinise rival ZTE , saying the companies could pose a security risk. Huawei and ZTE have strongly denied the accusations.The Trump administration has..