TDC CEO Allison Kirkby was quoted as saying that the operator "is not blind" to widespread concerns about Huawei and information security, although she also pointed out that price was a significant factor. and we see that as a strategically important cooperation," Ekholm said, but added the deal had been on the table for "a few years"..they are trying to create some kind of umbrella, which I think is very good for Europe," Ekholm said, adding that Ericsson will not take a position on national security issues.. That has not happened yet."It’s good that the EU is trying to harmonize the regulations.Ericsson won back a 5G customer from Huawei in its own backyard last week when it signed a comprehensive deal with Denmark’s TDC to deploy its 5G platform and modernize the carrier’s radio access and core networks."And that of course leads to more discussions with customers for us, but we can’t see that contracts are being allocated.Huawei has strongly rejected the allegations and launched a lawsuit against the US government..Ericsson said it had won the contract because it is a technology leader in 5G.."EU nations will be required to share data on 5G cybersecurity risks and produce measures to tackle them by the end of the year, the European Commission said on Tuesday, shunning US calls to ban Huawei across the bloc.."This is an important customer, we will be working with their whole network."What we see is that customers are worried," Ericsson Chief Executive Borje Ekholm told Reuters ahead of the firm’s annual meeting at a venue close to its north Stockholm headquarters.Huawei had signed a six-year networks deal with TDC back in 2013, establishing the Danish company as a ‘reference’ customer to showcase its performance

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