The announcement comes as the Canadian federal government is conducting an investigation to decide the future role of the Asian giant in the construction of next-generation wireless networks in the country.
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Huawei’s ambitions in Canada are seriously jeopardized after June 3 two of the country’s three main telecommunications companies announced their plans to partner with the European rivals of the Chinese technology giant to build their next-generation 5G networks.
The Leader from the Canadian telecommunications market, Bell canadahas opted for working with Swedish Ericsson, which will become its second component provider for 5G networks. Earlier this year, Bell signed a first agreement with the Finnish Nokia.
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Later on the same day, number two in Canadian telecommunications, Telus Corp., also announced that it had selected Ericsson and a Nokia as providers for your 5G networks.
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However, in comments to BNN Bloomberg, Bell spokesman Marc Choma said that the company door remains open to partner with Huawei, and that the final decision depends on the result of the review that the Canadian federal government is making of the Chinese company.
“We are working with multiple providers to build our 5G network, as we did with our successful 4G LTE build, which includes Cisco, Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia and others,” Choma said in an email. “Huawei has been a reliable and innovative partner in the past and we would consider working with them on 5G. if the federal government allows your participation, “he says.
For his part, Huawei Canada spokesman Alykhan Velshi said in a statement that the Chinese company remains committed to Canada and expects the federal government to complete its review of 5G and announce its decision on Huawei’s role in the North American country.
Huawei’s involvement in the construction of the Canadian 5G network has become a major point of conflict between Ottawa and Washington. The United States has warned Canada, the United Kingdom and other allies that it will limit the exchange of intelligence with countries whose 5G networks contain Huawei equipment, as it accuses the company of spying for the Chinese government, an extreme that Huawei itself flatly denies.
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