Ericsson’s chief executive has criticised the decision of his home country Sweden to ban Huawei from its 5G telecoms networks, arguing such a move restricts free competition and trade and will lead to a delay in rolling out the new technology.
Huawei, the Chinese telecoms equipment manufacturer, is appealing against the ban, which was made last month by Swedish authorities on advice from its armed forces and security services who accused China of “extensive intelligence gathering and theft of technology”.
Borje Ekholm, chief executive of Swedish rival Ericsson, told the Financial Times that it was “important that those type of decisions are reviewed”.