And a few years behind Huawei. It will be the same as it was with 4G and 5G. Huawei first to market, each generation the lead extends, and later Western companies come along with their knock-offs and rely on national security concerns to get into the market.
Germans will have to wait for 6G, or maybe Nokia can do a deal to rebadge Huawei gear, stick their own OS on it or something.
I agree with you that Huawei was in the technical lead in 5G, and that lead will extend in 6G. but that lead is not sooo big. Depending on the specific area, I'd meassure that lead as less than 36 months tops, and that streches it.
Except for telcos that do the 6G rollouts in the 2029~2031 timeframe (which are few and far between), not really relevant...
The main issue is the cost advantage. With Huawei and ZTE being significantly less expensive than Nokia or E//.
In RF/BSS only Samsung is an alternative, cost-wise, from a big company. There are other alternatives, but at that point, you are assuming a risk if you are a small telco, or playing kingmaker if you are a large one.
As I said, In Servers (for the NFV core) Germany (and europe) have Jackshit domestic alternatives. In DCN (Data Comm Network), they only have Nokia, and in optical, they have Nokia or Adtran (IIRC, E// killed/ejected their DWDM dept).
So, less options == more price AND less flexibility.
Full disclosure: Was in Huawei's payroll in my country in the late '00s, and worked with them as an independent contractor in the mid '10s. Have kept up to date in the area, and still have contacts inside.