21 | Bell Canada doesn’t rule out Huawei for 5G | ----------- | |
FierceWireless: Wireless | 2020-06-04 01:30 | ????0? | |
In response to questions from Fierce, a Bell spokesperson said the operator is working with multiple vendors on its 5G build as it did for 4G LTE and wouldn’t rule Huawei out if the government decides to let the vendor play a continued role. Huawei supplied equipment for Bell’s 4G network, alongside Ericsson, Nokia, Cisco, and others.Although Huawei supplied 4G LTE networks, the Canadian government is still deciding on the company’s role in 5G networks. Amid the backdrop of broader U.S.-China trade tensions, the U.S. administration has campaigned globally for allies to exclude Huawei, citing national security concerns, including that the vendor could be forced to comply with Chinese government-backed spying or disruption to communications networks. Huawei has continuously denied such claims. Even before the pandemic hit, executives were not inclined to give a date other than sometime in 2020. Speaking on the company’s fourth quarter earnings call, Entwistle said he wouldn’t be pre-announcing launch plans “for competitive reasons,” according to a transcript. Entwistle at the time cited spectrum availability – pointing to the 3.5 GHz auction – as a key component to the operator’s 5G launch roadmap. Although slower to move on 5G than some other countries, Canadian operators have emphasized the strength of the country’s already fast 4G LTE networks. An Opensignal report released last month showed that Canada rose to the top of the ranks globally in terms of download speeds, tying for first with South Korea. Both Canadian and South Korean users clocked average download speeds of 59 Mbps.For Ericsson, the Bell Canada and Telus contracts represent another 5G win for the Swedish vendor. On Tuesday Telefonica Deutschland’s mobile O2 brand in Germany chose Ericsson for its 5G core. The deal marks Ericsson’s 92nd commercial 5G contract and includes implementing an independent 5G core network with full cloud compatibility by 2021. -- ???????? | |||
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