\tSamsung is reportedly increasing efforts to establish itself as a top-tier 5G equipment\u00a0supplier by pouring resources into its networks business, as it looks to capitalise on security fears surrounding rival Huawei.<\/p>\n
Reuters reported, citing Samsung sources, the company is placing additional focus on the networks unit and has moved high-performing managers and other employees to the division from its handset unit.<\/p>\n
As Huawei continues to face global scrutiny over the security of its kit, fears the vendor has always said are completely unfounded [1], Samsung is looking to use the situation to its advantage and bridge the gap to its rival along with European heavyweight vendors Ericsson and Nokia, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n
Samsung’s efforts have already caught the attention of potential customers: an Orange executive told Reuters the company\u2019s CTO Mari-Noelle Jego-Laveissiere was impressed with the equipment being developed by Samsung and other alternative suppliers during a visit to Japan, where 5G testing is at an advanced stage.<\/p>\n
Orange is planning to run tests in France in partnership with Samsung this year. The company operates in 27 markets in total and is a big customer of Huawei.<\/p>\n
Jumping in
\nHuawei\u2019s issues have opened up an opportunity for Samsung. The Chinese vendor has been effectively banned from participating in 5G rollouts in the US [2], Australia and New Zealand, while several countries in Europe [3] are considering similar action.<\/p>\n
It was expected that operators would stick with their network equipment vendors used for 4G.<\/p>\n
Huawei held a 28 per cent share of the global infrastructure market at end-September 2018, ranking it as the world’s leading vendor ahead of Nokia, Ericsson, Cisco and ZTE (respectively), figures from Dell’Oro Group showed. Samsung’s share at the same point was 3 per cent.<\/p>\n
A Samsung source told Reuters: \u201cWe\u2019re bolstering our network business to seize market opportunities arising at a time when Huawei is the subject of warnings about security.\u201d<\/p>\n
The vendor is also reportedly in talks with Indian operator Reliance Jio to upgrade its 4G network to 5G: \u201cWe don\u2019t think 5G is far away in India,\u201d added a Samsung source.<\/p>\n
Samsung currently counts US operators AT&T, Verizon and Sprint as 5G customers [4], although it is unclear how extensive those contracts are. It is also involved in a variety of trials with operators in South Korea [5] and Japan.<\/p>\n[1] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/home-banner\/huawei-founder-steps-into-security-storm\/
\n[2] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/home-banner\/us-charges-huawei-with-fraud-trade-secrets-theft\/
\n[3] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/home-banner\/dt-warns-huawei-ban-could-cause-5g-chaos\/
\n[4] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/home-banner\/samsung-gains-on-5g-infrastructure-in-us\/
\n[5] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/asia\/asia-news\/skt-samsung-claim-first-5g-nsa-call\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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