Canada to Ban 5G Equipment From China’s Huawei, ZTE

OTTAWA — Canada will ban equipment made by Huawei Technologies Co. of Chinese manufacture and ZTE from being used in the country’s next-generation 5G mobile network, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The decision follows a years-long security review interrupted by geopolitical tensions between Ottawa and Beijing, focusing on the detention of Huawei’s chief financial officer. Meng Wanzhou. Government officials will formally issue the decision this afternoon in a press conference.