Factbox: Deals by major suppliers in the race for 5G

SK Telecom Co

17/12/2019 09:26

Dec 17 (Reuters) - Chinese technology giant Huawei  HWT.UL 
is locked in a race with rivals Nokia  NOKIA.HE  and Ericsson
 ERICb.ST  to build next-generation 5G networks, even as several
governments weigh up security concerns surrounding the global
networks leader. 
    Samsung  005930.KS , Proximus  PROX.BR  and chip provider
Qualcomm  QCOM.O  are among others vying for a slice of the pie.
    The GSMA telecoms industry lobby group estimates that by the
end of 2025 operators will have spent $1 trillion building up 5G
networks. 
    The following are some of the most significant deals
clinched by the top three suppliers.
    
    HUAWEI  HWT.UL  
    The world's largest telecommunications equipment
manufacturer said in October it had clinched 65 commercial deals
despite security concerns raised by the United States, with half
of its 5G network contracts signed in Europe.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2703TB
    Dec. 11 - Picked along with Nokia  NOKIA.HE  by Telefonica
Deutschland  O2Dn.DE  to build its 5G network in Germany, aiming
for a 2021 rollout in some cities.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N28L17Z
    Dec. 6 - Spain's Telefonica  TEF.MC  says it will buy
equipment for its next-generation network from its long-term
partner.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N28G1L8 
    Oct. 16 - Announces with Swiss telecoms group Sunrise
Communications  SRCG.S  the launch of Europe's first commercial
5G "three-dimensional" network. https://bit.ly/2svFQWz
    Oct. 6 – Confirmed by United Arab Emirates telecoms company
du  DU.DU  as its partner for 5G rollout.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N26R0C5    
    Oct. 4 - Partners with Malaysia’s second-largest mobile
operator Maxis  MXSC.KL  to launch 5G network.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N26P0HR
    April 30 - Partners with Vodafone Qatar  VFQS.QA  to expand
wireless network infrastructure including 5G rollout.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN22B153  
    April 25 - Signs deal with Cambodia to help it become the
first country in Southeast Asia with 5G technology.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N22711B
    February - Picked as 5G supplier by VIVA Bahrain, a
subsidiary of Saudi state-controlled telecoms firm STC
 7010.SE .  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N21D41Z
    
    ERICSSON   ERICb.ST  
    The Swedish company says it has 78 5G commercial agreements
and 24 live networks across 14 countries.
    Dec. 13 - Norway's Telenor picks Ericsson for 5G after a
decade of collaboration with Huawei over 4G.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N28N1MG 
    Nov. 26 – Chosen as main 5G supplier to Telecom Italia
 TLIT.MI .  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N27N00A 
    Nov. 14 – Supply agreement with MTN South Africa, with
commercialisation planned between 2020 and 2022.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN27U081 
    Aug. 27 – Partners with Deutsche Telekom  DTEGn.DE  to cover
5G for industrial sites in Germany.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N25N1WD
    February - September - Reaches supply agreements with U.S.
mobile operators RINA Wireless, U.S Cellular and GCI
 GLIBA.O . urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN23P0Q7.
    February - April – Clinches supply deals with Gulf providers
including Saudi Telecom Company  7010.SE , Bahrain's Batelco
 BIFN.UL , UAE's Etisalat  ETISALAT.AD  and Qatar's Ooredoo
 ORDS.QA .  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASP000CYP 
    Sept. 11, 2018 – Strikes multi-year, $3.5 billion agreement
with T-Mobile US  TMUS.O  to support its U.S. 5G deployment.
    Sept. 10, 2018 – Selected as one of AT&T's  T.N  5G vendors.
    Feb. 27, 2018 – 5G supply agreement with Sprint  S.N .
    Dec. 11, 2017 – Supply contract with Verizon  VZ.N . 
    Nov. 8, 2017 – Selected by Swisscom  SCMN.S  for its 5G
deployment, alongside nationwide Gigabit LTE.     
    June 2017-August 2019 – Multiple agreements with Vodafone
concerning 5G networks in Spain, Britain, Ireland and Germany.
    
    NOKIA  NOKIA.HE  
    As of Nov. 19, Nokia had signed 50 commercial 5G contracts
worldwide and was powering 16 live networks globally.
    Dec. 12 - Wins Deutsche Bahn  DBN.UL  tender to deliver
first 5G-based network for automated rail operation.
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN28L0W1
    Dec. 11 – Picked alongside Huawei to build Telefonica
Deutschland's  O2Dn.DE  5G network.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N28L17Z
    Nov. 19 – Selected as one of Spark New Zealand's  SPK.NZ 
roster of preferred 5G suppliers.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN27Z037 
    Nov. 19 - Deal with DoCoMo Pacific, which serves Guam and
the Mariana Islands.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nNRAa93j0a  
    Sept. 2 – Strategic agreement to launch 5G in France and
Italy with Iliad  ILD.PA , its partner for 3G and 4G deployment
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN25S07V 
    May 29 – Selected as Softbank's  9434.T  primary partner to
deploy 5G RAN and Airscale across Japan.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N23575D 
    March 25 - Deal with Austria's A1 to provide 5G wireless
technology and cloud-based core network.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N21C4R9 
    July 30, 2018 – Signs $3.5 billion deal https://www.t-mobile.com/news/nokia-5g-agreement
 with T-Mobile US  TMUS.O  to deploy 5G across the United
States. 
    Feb. 2018 - Agreement with China Mobile  0941.HK  to develop
5G networks for industrial uses across the country.

    <^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
What is 5G and what are its security risks?    https://tmsnrt.rs/32tVdMI
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^>
 (Reporting by Charles Regnier and Sarah Morland
Editing by Tomasz Janowski and Jan Harvey)
 ((charles.regnier@thomsonreuters.com;
sarah.morland@thomsonreuters.com))