MásOrange may rethink Huawei stance as Ericsson misses mark — reports

Cameron Page2026-08-14T13:18:00

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Uncorroborated reports suggest Spanish operator is preparing a competitive tender that could dismantle an Ericsson-dominated RAN hardware replacement programme, with suggestions that Huawei could be retained, and other vendors may be in the mix.

This article includes:

Organisations: European Commission (EC); European Union (EU); MásOrange; Orange Belgium; Orange Group; Orange Luxembourg; Samsung; Telefónica España; TelcoTitans; Vodafone Spain; Zegona Communications.
Geographies: Belgium; Europe; France; Luxembourg; Spain.
People: Eamonn O’Hare.
Themes: 5G Advanced; 5G core network; 5G rollout; 6G; autonomous networks; Cybersecurity Act; Cybersecurity Act Revision; derisking; high-risk vendors; mobile infrastructure; network infrastructure; open RAN; RAN hardware; RAN nodes; RAN upgrades; replacement programmes; transport networks; virtualised RAN.

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