STOCKHOLM/HELSINKI (FINLAND) – Nokia said on Tuesday mobile operator Proximus Luxembourg has chosen the Finnish telecom network equipment company for a seven-year deal intended to provide 5G coverage nationwide.
Nokia would be taking the place of China’s Huawei, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Ericsson and Nokia have benefitted from the trend by various governments restricting Chinese companies from participating in the deployment of 5G due to national security concerns.
Nokia will replace the incumbent spectrum vendor in the deal in Luxembourg, with deployment expected to start next year. However, it did not name the incumbent.
Proximus Luxembourg has spectrum in the 700Mhz band, when it comes to low-latency communication and the 3.5Ghz band for dense urban coverage.
