Huawei wins largest share of China Mobile 5G. Datang is back

China Mobile has ordered the first (small) batch of 5G base stations, splitting the 500 units between Huawei (half), Ericsson (110), ZTE (80), Nokia (30), and Datang/Fiberhome (30.)

Datang was the pioneer in TD-SCDMA, the standard developed in China. They have a strong patent position in 5G as well. They fell on hard times and the government merged them with Fiberhome in Chengdu.

Datang has been appearing at meetings but this is the first 5G sale I’ve seen. Fiberhome should not be underrated; they have been competing with Huawei for more than a decade and are still standing.

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I’ve reported about Huawei since 2004 when they were still unknown in the West. Paul Reynolds of British Telecom told me they were doing exceptional things. They now are twice the size of any other telecom vendor.

Huawei people are extremely competitive, remarkably hardworking, and very, very good at what they do. “No one is perfect,” the butler said, and neither are any companies this size. On balance, they have been at least as honourable as peers in the West.

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Huawei has earned my respect but I will print a negative story if I discover one.
China has earned my respect for bringing 400 million people away from the edge of starvation. But I also know how many died in 1959 and 1965, as well as the extreme measures the country is taking against those who disapprove of the government.

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