Leo Kelion
Technology Editor BBC
The UK has decided to let Huawei continue to be used in its 5G networks but with restrictions, despite pressure from the US to block the firm.
The Chinese firm will be banned from supplying kit to "sensitive parts" of the network, known as the core.
In addition, it will only be allowed to account for 35% of the kit in a network's periphery, which includes radio masts.
And it will be excluded from areas near military bases and nuclear sites.
"Huawei is reassured by the UK government's confirmation that we can continue working with our customers to keep the 5G rollout on track," the firm's UK chief Victor Zhang said in a statement.
"It gives the UK access to world-leading technology and ensures a competitive market."
The Prime Minister had faced pressure from the US and some Conservative MPs to block the Chinese tech giant on the grounds of national security.
But Beijing had warned the UK there could be "substantial" repercussions to other trade and investment plans had the company been banned outright.
The decision has been described as the biggest test of Boris Johnson's post-Brexit strategy to date.
Newt Gingrich, a Republican and former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, described the decision as a "strategic defeat" for his country.
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