(Yicai Global) Dec. 12 -- Telefonica Deutschland will cooperate with China's Huawei Technologies and Finland's Nokia to build Telefonica's fifth-generation wireless communication technology network in Germany, the company announced yesterday.

Telefonica, Germany's second-largest telecommunications provider, which operates under the O2 brand, wants Nokia and Huawei to construct the 5G network on a 50-50 basis. It cautions, however, that the arrangement will be contingent on securing the necessary certification in Germany.

Editor: Ben Armour