The Supreme Council of National Defense (CSAT) on October 13 approved a request for the use of 5G infrastructure equipment submitted by two companies of the Finnish Nokia group, according to a decision published on Monday evening in the Official Gazette. These are the same two companies that sued the government because CSAT had previously denied them this finding.

The two companies that have now received CSAT approval are Nokia Solutions and Networks OY Finland and Nokia Networks SRL Timișoara, both part of the Finnish Nokia Group, one of the largest manufacturers of 5G equipment and solutions alongside Huawei and Ericsson.

This was announced on his LinkedIn account by Eduard Lovin, vice president of ANCOM, the communications regulatory body that organizes the 5G auction, who emphasized that with this decision, “we also have competition in the market of 5G manufacturers.”

According to the data of the Trade Register, which HotNews.ro got acquainted withNokia Networks SRL is controlled by 99.1966%. Nokia Solutions and Networks OYa company located in Espoo, Finland, part of the Nokia group.

The remaining 0.8034% belongs to the Romanian company Internet City Doi SA.

In turn, the company Internet City Two SA has the following legal entities as shareholders:

• – ID Real Estate SA (40.88%)
• – SC Diginet SA – 32.24%
• – SC Prefabricated Vest SA (25.05%)
• – Banca Comercială Nova bank SA (1.83%)

Earlier, in February of this year, the Supreme Council of National Defense (CSAT) rejected the request of these two Nokia companies for permission to use technologies, equipment and software in IT infrastructures of national interest, as well as in 5G networks from Romania.

HotNews.ro first reported in March of this year that two Nokia member companies sued the Romanian government for failing to obtain CSAT permission to use 5G infrastructure equipment in the country’s communications networks. Nokia is one of the largest manufacturers of 5G equipment and solutions alongside Huawei and Ericsson, and the government did not give a reason for the refusal.

• CSAT decisions are classified and all requests from HotNews.ro to the President, the Government or the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization for an explanation of this refusal remained unanswered.

The trial is still ongoing, and in September, the lawyers of the Finnish manufacturer Nokia demanded in court access to information under the label “official secret”.

• HotNews.ro asked the Nokia group’s point of view regarding the recently received opinion and the status of the case against the Government, and we will return as soon as we receive answers.

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