Nokia wins €500m European loan for 5G investment - FT.com

欧洲投资银行向诺基亚提供了一笔为期5年的贷款，帮助其研发5G技术。几个月前，EIB向瑞典爱立信(Ericsson)提供了一笔贷款，在同一技术领域向其提供支持。Months after supporting Sweden’s Ericsson in the same technology, the EIB is giving Nokia a five-year loan to help its research and development efforts in 5G.
“欧洲需要参与5G竞争，”EIB副总裁、芬兰总理前亚历克斯•斯图布(Alexander Stubb)向英国《金融时报》表示。“我们必须明白，我们的竞争对手规模巨大，其中包括华为(Huawei)和中国移动(China Mobile)等公司。在这件事上，我们需要清醒过来，喝杯咖啡，然后采取行动。”“Europe needs to be involved in the race for 5G,” Alexander Stubb, EIB vice-president and former Finnish prime minister, told the Financial Times. “We have to understand that our competitors are huge and the likes of Huawei and China Mobile. This is where we need to wake up and smell the coffee and get connected.”
随着电信运营商今年启动在5G网络上的支出，中国竞争对手在美国市场近乎缺席令诺基亚和爱立信受益。美国运营商正在进行相当大一部分早期投资。With spending on 5G networks by telecoms operators is starting this year, Nokia and Ericsson are benefiting from their Chinese rivals’ near-absence in the US, where much of the early investment is taking place.

“这笔贷款将帮助（我们）进行5G研究和保持赢得客户的势头。EIB支持我们的观点，即5G时代已经来临，比预期的要早，”诺基亚首席执行官拉吉夫•苏立(Rajeev Suri)表示。“This loan helps with both research in 5G and continuing momentum in customer wins. The EIB supports our view that 5G is happening now, earlier than expected,” said Rajeev Suri, Nokia’s chief executive.