16 May 2019

Denmark’s biggest telecom group TDC has chosen Swedish firm Ericsson and turned its back on existing provider Huawei to roll out its ultra-fast 5G mobile network across the country.

The US and several other western nations have shut Huawei out of tenders for the development of 5G networks, because they are concerned about the company’s close ties to the Chinese government.

“TDC has chosen Ericsson to build and deploy its 5G network,” TDC chief executive officer Allison Kirkby said in a statement. “Over the past year, TDC has negotiated with several suppliers about the upcoming 5G rollout.”

However, there was no mention of Huawei, which had equipped TDC’s network since 2014.

TDC did not disclose the value of the Ericsson deal, which will run until the end of 2023.

The firm said it hopes to offer its customers 5G by the end of 2020.