Huawei Lost Again: The City Of Future Chooses Nokia & Ericsson As Main 5G Providers
Huawei has been dogged by allegations of stealing American trade secrets and aiding China's espionage efforts, with Washington pushing countries to bar the company from involvement in their next-generation networks.
Now Huawei Loses its Bid for 5G in the Singapore Market.
The Chinese Tech Giant has been rolled off by major economies like UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada over confidentiality risk uncovered by the U.S. Administration. The US government launched a worldwide campaign against Huawei, the world's largest supplier of telecom network equipment and the planet's number two smartphone maker, about 18 months ago.Washington essentially banned Huawei from the US market last year, although earlier this month it let the firm back into the fold when it comes to companies working together to set standards for 5G networks.
The Pentagon has published a list of 20 Chinese companies it says are backed by the military, in the latest instance of a running tit-for-tat economic battle between Washington and Beijing, and Bloomberg reported Huawei is the most important one, if not, one of them.
The Southeast Asian city-state tries to maintain good relations with both the US and China, and Information Minister S. Iswaran insisted that no company had been excluded in the selection process
Singapore is aiming to have ultra high-speed internet coverage for half of the country by the end of 2022, and expand it to cover the entire island by the end of 2025
Earlier in April, The Bid to 5G Licensees unveiled the calculation of Singaporean Ministry. All four mobile operators of Singapore in February submitted their bids for 5G licences in Singapore, including the joint bid from M1 and StarHub, and TPG Mobile. Reportedly, Singtel and joint bidders StarHub Mobile and M1 have secured licences to deploy nationwide 5G networks, while TPG Telecom has been ruled out of the Bid.
The minister's comments were in response to questions on whether TPG had lost out on the nationwide 5G licence because it had opted to run completely on Huawei equipment. He further noted that the other telcos, too, have been using Huawei's products.
Singapore has close economic and political ties with the US and China, and last year indicated it would
let its telecom companies decide for themselves on suppliers. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said earlier this year it had not banned Huawei, but would evaluate it based on operational requirements.
Now, Nokia and Ericsson have been chosen as Singapore's main 5G network providers by the 5G Licensed Telecom Operators of Singapore - Singtel and joint bidders StarHub Mobile and M1. However, both M1 and Starhub said that other firms, including Huawei, could have some involvement in the project.
Huawei still has a foothold in the Singapore market through TPG Telecom’s smaller, local network system which is a minor player in the city state.
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