According to a new report, Huawei is set to play a role in the building of 5G networking in the European country Norway. The company is expected to work with other industry experts on networking in the country despite pressures from the US.
The Chinese tech giant will work alongside Ericsson which is one of the few companies that still operate with the former despites its western complications. Huawei is still suffering from the aftershocks of the US ban and is facing difficulties in European operations as well.
Over the past 10 years, Telenor (a Norwegian telecommunications company) has worked with Huawei for 4G networking in Norway, according to Telenor VP for communications. The senior executive also went on to state that, “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.”
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Notably, Petter-Boerre Furberg, the head of Telenor Norway, stated that the operator would gradually phase Huawei network components in the country over a 4-5 years modernization period. This points to a broader image of Huwaei facing increasing difficulties in European regions amidst the US accusations regarding security threats. The security concerns have also risen in countries like Spain and are hampering the company’s operations in the area.
To sum things up, Norway will utilize Ericsson’s technology for the newer and faster bandwidth while having Huawei maintain the existing 4G networking. However, the latter will also help in developing 5G in a few selected areas.
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