ERICSSON IS BELL’S CHOICE FOR 5G

Bell Canada on Tuesday chose Sweden’s Ericsson to be its 5G network equipment supplier, while smaller rival Telus Corp picked Ericsson and Finland’s Nokia Oyj, with Huawei continuing to face an uncertain future in the country. The announcements come a week after Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s chief operating officer Meng Wanzhou was dealt a setback by a Canadian court as she tries to avoid extradition to the United States to face bank fraud charges. Canada, which is reviewing the security implications of 5G networks, is yet to decide on allowing Huawei to build 5G cellphone networks in the country. While Huawei awaits the Canadian government’s decision, the company said it supports Bell’s strategy of selecting multiple equipment suppliers, referring to the Canadian telecom firm’s relationship with Huawei to supply other network components.