Huawei Loses Main Singapore 5G Networks to Ericsson, Nokia

  • Singtel picks Ericsson, StarHub-M1 alliance picks Nokia
  • Minister says Singapore never excluded any 5G vendor
Watch: S. Iswaran, Singapore's minister for communications and information, talks about the government's plan to roll out 5G network in the city-state. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Singapore’s biggest telecom operators chose Ericsson AB and Nokia Oyj as their main 5G network providers, leaving China’s Huawei Technologies Co. with less significant contracts in the city state.

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. chose Ericsson while a group that includes StarHub Ltd. opted for Nokia after the city-state gave final approval for the rollout of nationwide 5G coverage in the country Wednesday. Huawei, which has been a point of contention in the tensions between the U.S. and China, still has a foothold in the market as a provider for TPG Telecom Pte’s smaller, local network system.