TORONTO/BENGALURU, (Reuters) – Two of Canada’s largest telecoms firms on Tuesday teamed with Sweden’s Ericsson (ERICb.ST) and Finland’s Nokia Oyj (NOKIA.HE) to build fifth-generation (5G) telecoms networks, ditching China’s Huawei Technologies for the project.
FILE PHOTO: A general view of an exterior of the Ericsson headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, January 24, 2020. TT News Agency/Fredrik Sandberg via REUTERS
Bell Canada (BCE.TO) and smaller rival Telus Corp (T.TO) eschewed Huawei, which analysts said would ease the Canadian government’s thorny decision on whether to allow the company into Canada’s 5G network.
Bell, Canada’s largest cellphone provider, announced it would partner with Ericsson for its core 5G network. Previously, it said Nokia would provide other parts of its 5G tech. Telus picked Ericsson and Nokia as its equipment suppliers, the company said in a separate statement. Rogers Communications (RCIb.TO), the other dominant telecoms operator, has…
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