Thursday, September 19, 2024
A tale of two 5G giants: Nokia silent as Ericsson continues charm offensive.
People focused on recent headlines would assume Ericsson is “at least a last mile ahead of Nokia in the critical area of private 5G.” But the reality is different: “Excluding China, Nokia is actually the world leader in private 5G, with Ericsson trailing in second place.” That’s largely chalked up to diplomacy and communications skills, says my colleague Steve Saunders on Fierce Network: Ericsson’s analyst relations is charming while Nokia is a hard company to talk with.
Read to the end to learn about an unpleasant surprise Steve got when he flew to Finland to interview the company’s top executives.