Security News > 2024 > January > Nokia walks the walk about its RAN to play on Uncle Sam’s China fears

Over the past few administrations, the US government has worked tirelessly to rid its national networks of Chinese-made equipment from the likes of Huawei and ZTE over fears its presence could give Beijing insights into, or access to, networks relied on by the United States and its allies.

RAN deployments by US carriers most feature kit from Samsung, Nokia, and Ericsson.

Nokia appears to be exploiting this desire for non-Chinese kit with this week's launch of its Federal Solutions unit, a dedicated entity with the explicit mission sell to Uncle Sam.

Alongside your typical telecommunications tech, like IP routing, optical line systems, microwave, and 5G, Nokia is also pushing "Tactical private wireless" systems, which it acquired from Fenix Group in late 2023.

"With Nokia Federal Solutions, we are strengthening our commitment to support the US Government by investing in a dedicated entity to provide the technology, expertise, and local presence to help US Federal Agencies achieve their mission goals," Mike Loomis, president of the newly formed division said in a canned statement issued this week.

This is Nokia seeing an opportunity to improve its prospects of sales the Uncle Sam by tailoring its portfolio and sales team to the federal government's needs.

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