ERICSSON’S CEO: IF THE BAN ON HUAWEI CONTINUES, ERICSSON WILL LEAVE SWEDEN愛立信總裁：如果繼續禁用華為，愛立信將離開瑞典

In terms of 5G development, the process has been a bit complicated because of Huawei. In terms of 5G equipment, there are three major manufacturers – Huawei, Ericsson, and Nokia. Since the ban on Huawei by multiple countries, the playing field has not been level. Nokia and Ericsson obviously have an edge over Huawei not because they are better but because of Huawei’s ban. Ericsson’s CEO has always expressed his displeasure with this situation.

因為華為的原因，5G的發展過程變得有點複雜。在5G裝置領域，全球有三大主要裝置提供商——華為、愛立信和諾基亞。自從一些國家禁用華為後，這個“競技場”就不再平坦了。由於（部分國家）對華為的禁令，諾基亞和愛立信顯然擁有了一定優勢，但這並不是因為他們更好。愛立信的總裁也一直對這種狀況表達不滿。

According to reports from the Swedish “Daily News”, the CEO of Ericsson announced that “If the ban on Huawei still exists, Ericsson will leave Sweden”. It’s really strange to think that Ericsson will leave its home country over Huawei’s ban. Sweden has since banned Huawei from participating in its 5G construction. For Ericsson, it worries that it will also face the same fate in China. Therefore, it has been very vocal about the unfair position that Huawei is in.

The “Daily News” revealed that Ericsson’s CEO, Börje Ekholm, said in a text message to the Swedish Minister of Commerce, Anna Hallberg, that the company would leave Sweden unless the (Swedish government) lifted its ban against Huawei and ZTE.

《每日新聞報》披露，愛立信總裁鮑毅康（Börje Ekholm）曾發訊息給瑞典商務部長安娜·哈爾伯格，稱除非瑞典政府取消對華為和中興的禁令，否則愛立信可能離開瑞典。

SWEDEN SAYS IT CAN NOT LIFT HUAWEI’S BAN

瑞典方面稱其無法取消華為禁令

Holberg’s response reads “The government cannot lift the ban on Huawei, because the Swedish Post and Telecommunications Administration’s interim secretariat made the decision based on the recommendations of the security department and the National Defense Forces”.

哈爾伯格則回覆訊息稱：“政府無法取消針對華為的禁令，因為該決定是由瑞典郵政和電信管理部臨時秘書處根據安全部和國防部建議作出的。”

For Ericsson’s CEO, he attaches great importance to the Chinese market. He also supports that Huawei and other major players should file a lawsuit against the ban. Public information shows that Ericsson has tried to hire lawyers to help Huawei in litigation (win the lawsuit against the Swedish ban). Börje Ekholm also said, “Although we have talked with several Swedish law firms, no one is willing to help Huawei. There are many cowards here”.

對於愛立信總裁而言，中國市場至關重要。他也支援華為和其它重要公司針對禁令提起訴訟。有公開資訊表明愛立信曾試圖僱傭律師幫助華為贏得針對瑞典禁令的訴訟。鮑毅康還說：“雖然我們找過多家瑞典律師事務所，但沒人願意幫助華為。這裡有太多懦夫了。”