Japan’s SoftBank to Shun Huawei in Favor of Ericsson, Nokia Equipment

Japan’s SoftBank to Shun Huawei in Favor of Ericsson, Nokia Equipment
A pedestrian holding a mobile phone walks past a logo of SoftBank Corp in front of its branch in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2013. Yuya Shino/Reuters
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TOKYO—SoftBank Group Corp plans to replace 4G network equipment from China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd with hardware from Nokia and Ericsson, Nikkei reported on Dec. 13, without citing sources.

The move comes at a time of heightened scrutiny of Chinese tech firms by the United States and some prominent allies over ties to the Chinese government, driven by concerns they could be used by Beijing for spying.