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Based on Huawei's existing presence in Ottawa a couple years ago, I'd say that this ship has already sailed. Canada isn't going to kick out any of the companies
by uiri 8y ago
Based on Huawei's existing presence in Ottawa a couple years ago, I'd say that this ship has already sailed. Canada isn't going to kick out any of the companies that scooped up bits of what used to be Nortel.
- otoburb 8y agoNote that this isn't about kicking Huawei out of the existing network deployments (2G where it still exists, 3G & 4G/LTE). This is about not letting Huawei compete for 5G network infrastructure bids. I understand the national security concerns, but it should be noted that real incremental costs will be incurred if Canada agrees, especially for Canadian carriers who already have Huawei RAN[1], Packet Core[2] or GiLAN[3] (or worse, an entirely E2E bundled deal) infrastructure in place servicing their current needs. Huawei almost always has the lowest RFP bid prices, and through a combination of factors generally ends up on most RFx vendor short-lists. Their success is undeniable, and scares many. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_access_network https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_access_network [2] http://www.3gpp.org/technologies/keywords-acronyms/100-the-evolved-packet-core http://www.3gpp.org/technologies/keywords-acronyms/100-the-e... [3] https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/reference_architectures/2017/html/deploying_mobile_networks_using_network_functions_virtualization/background#gilan https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/reference_arch...