In brief: SoftBank picks Nokia and Ericsson for 5G rollout, snubs Huawei

nnSoftBank Group‘s Japanese telecom unit selected Nokia and Ericsson as vendors for the rollout of its 5G wireless network, excluding longtime supplier Huawei, The Los Angeles Times reports.nThe development follows the US putting Huawei on an export blacklist that restricts it from dealing with American companies.nChinese telecom companies Huawei and ZTE previously were 4G vendors for Softbank.n“You can also expect Docomo and KDDI to follow suit,” said Masahiko Ishino, an analyst at Tokai Tokyo Research Center.n