Telenor says Huawei will still play role in 5G rollout
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Telenor (TEL.OL) reiterated on Sunday Huawei would be involved in building Norway’s 5G network along with Ericsson (ERICb.ST), one of several companies to continue working with the Chinese company despite U.S. pressure. 6park.comStill, on Friday, the head of Telenor Norway, Petter-Boerre Furberg, told Reuters that the operator would gradually phase out the use of Huawei network components in Norway over a 4-5 year modernization period. 6park.com 6park.comHuawei faces increased official scrutiny in Europe amid U.S. allegations that it poses a security threat. The company rejects the charges. 6park.com 6park.comHuawei, with which Telenor has collaborated for more than a decade on 4G, will continue to play a role in modernizing its infrastructure, Hanne Knudsen, Telenor vice president for communications, told Reuters. 6park.com 6park.com“Ericsson has been introduced as a new vendor for 5G RAN, but we will also work with Huawei both to maintain the 4G network and also upgrade to 5G coverage in selected areas of Norway,” Knudsen said in response to written questions. 6park.com 6park.com“Huawei has delivered hardware for RAN, but not for the core network. When they will build 5G in selected areas for the modernization, this is also for RAN, not core,” she said. 6park.com 6park.comTelenor’s Finnish subsidiary DNA also uses Huawei as one of several vendors for 5G RAN, Knudsen said. 6park.com 6park.comRAN, or radio access network, refers to the radios and antenna that connect smartphones to the mobile network, and accounts for the bulk of the cost of a new network. It is not the core. 6park.com 6park.comHuawei said it welcomed competition in 5G and looked forward to continuing its collaboration with Telenor. 6park.com 6park.comTelenor is using Finnish company Nokia (NOKIA.HE) and Ericsson for building its core network. 6park.com 6park.comLast week, Telefonica Deutschland (O2Dn.DE) picked Nokia and Huawei to build its 5G network. 6park.com所谓假新闻,就是明明人家白纸黑字说4-5年里逐渐用爱立信取代华为,非要编造成继续使用华为。 6park.com人生苦短,有空就吃喝玩乐,享受人生。大礼拜天的,几个人靠一则编的假新闻就自嗨,有必要吗?如果没钱吃喝玩乐,多学点英文能死啊?
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