Spain’s Telefonica plans to drastically reduce the amount of equipment it buys from Chinese technology giant Huawei [HWT.UL] for the core of its next-generation mobile networks in Europe, its Chief Technology and Information Officer (CTIO) said. Choosing manufacturers for network equipment has become a political hot potato since Washington imposed an export ban on Huawei, the global market leader, but Telefonica’s shift away was “a purely technical decision”, CTIO Enrique Blanco said. Until now, Telefonica has relied entirely on Huawei for its core 4G networks in key markets of Spain and Germany, but under the new strategy, this …read more
Source:: Yahoo Finance
