Huawei Ban Spurs New Competition for Ericsson, Nokia
- AT&T, Verizon rush to embrace emerging base station technology
- O-RAN opens $35 billion sector to startups, other entrants
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The U.S. ban on Huawei Technologies Co. was supposed to hand leadership of the lucrative market for wireless base stations to Ericsson AB and Nokia Oyj. It’s not working out that way.
The crackdown on China’s largest technology company has given startups such as Altiostar Networks Inc. and new entrants including Qualcomm Inc. a rare opportunity to grab a slice of the $35 billion the telecom industry spends each year on this crucial part of mobile phone networks.