Ericsson warns on China reprisal risk from Huawei ban - Mobile World Live 29 JAN 2021
Ericsson CEO Borje Ekholm warned a decision in Sweden to ban Huawei and ZTE’s 5G equipment could impact its business in China, during an earnings call in which it revealed a rise in Q4 profit on strong sales from its network division.
Ekholm reiterated his vocal stance on the dangers of vendor bans, underlining the need for free competition and global collaboration on standards. Sweden’s decision “may create exposure for our operations in China”, he added.
Fredrik Jejdling, head of Business Area Networks, told
Ooredoo Group and Ericsson have signed a global frame agreement for the supply of 5G radio, core and transport products and solutions, as well as related implementation and integration services. The agreement covers all 10 of the Group’s operating companies in Qatar, Indonesia, Algeria, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Palestine, Tunisia, Myanmar and Maldives.
The agreement covers Ericsson Radio System, including MINI-LINK 6000 products that are capable of 10Gbps, Ericsson Cloud Core, Cloud Infrastructure and Ericsson Cloud Communication solutions. This will enable end-to-end 5G support to digitally transform and modernize Ooredoo’s existing mobile networks across its operating companies. These solutions will also significantly shorten time-to-market for new services and improve Ooredoo s network performance to meet the growing expectations of consumers and enterprises.