Light Reading – Huawei Dwarfs Ericsson, Nokia on R&D Spend in 2017
Telcos including Vodafone Group plc and NTT DoCoMo Inc. have also said they do not expect capital expenditure to rise as a percentage of sales with the rollout of 5G networks. Unless sales increase dramatically, bucking the trend of the last few years, the implication is that most operators will take around seven years to build out nationwide 5G networks, says Bengt Nordström, the CEO of the Northstream consulting business.