Reuters exclusively reported on Oct. 8 that telecoms operators Orange Belgium and Proximus have decided to progressively replace Huawei-made mobile equipment in Belgium and Luxembourg with Nokia gear, effectively ousting Huawei from the heart of the EU. The moves are among the first by commercial operators in Europe to drop Huawei from next-generation networks, and they come after months of diplomatic pressure from Washington.
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Reuters reveals Orange venture in Belgium to replace Huawei mobile gear with Nokia kit
12 October 2020, 2:32 pm 1 minute
Market Impact
The news – confirmed by Orange Belgium and Proximus the next day – sent Nokia’s shares up by more than 3% when markets opened Friday and prompted a public reaction by the U.S. undersecretary at the State Department for economic growth, energy and the environment.
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