The United States and many of its allies have restricted the use of 5G cellular equipment made by Chinese firm Huawei Technologies Co. Beijing is now doing the same with Western rivals Huawei.
China Mobile Ltd., a government-owned wireless operator that is the world’s largest in terms of subscribers, awarded 5.4% of its latest 5G equipment tenders in July to non-Chinese suppliers, against 11% in his previous round in 2020.
The biggest loser was Sweden’s Ericsson AB, who after winning all that 11% last year, fell to just 1.9% in this round. A state-controlled Chinese media outlet called the loss of market share in retaliation for Sweden’s decision to ban Huawei and Chinese company ZTE Corp. of its 5G networks.
China Mobile representatives did not respond to a request for comment.
Just as the internet is divided between a heavily censored Chinese site and one run by American companies, so too is the infrastructure behind it.
