Nokia attributed the weakness in Q1 to "competitive intensity" in certain accounts as "some competitors seek to be more commercially aggressive in the early stages of 5G. Although Suri didn't name Ericsson, he talked about technologies such as software upgrades to 5G equipment and dynamic spectrum sharing, both of which Ericsson has been touting. RELATED: Ericsson made bets on 5G standards, celebrates its foresight "Software-only upgrades are meaningless unless your hardware has the right capacity," said Suri.