AT&T Snubs Nokia and Strikes $14 Billion Provider Deal With Ericsson

AT&T struck a cope with Ericsson to purchase as much as $14 billion of its {hardware} and providers after the Swedish gear provider pledged to open up its software program to competing techniques.

The five-year settlement would transfer nearly all of AT&T’s new purchases of sure cell-tower gear to Ericsson, changing current equipment from Finnish rival Nokia in lots of markets.