Ericsson has been seemingly relaxed over its poor record selling private 5G where Nokia in particular has seized the initiative. This partly reflects the relatively low revenues so far compared to macro networks, noting that Nokia’s private 5G success has done little to bolster its bottom-line losses against the cold winds of slow macro 5G deployments. It also reflects Ericsson’s conviction that the battle for private 5G is only just beginning, with availability of 5G SA (Standalone) bolstered by capabilities emerging under 5G Advanced with Release 18, which was frozen only a month ago. A possible third factor is that Ericsson has only just completed integration into its enterprise division of Cradlepoint, the US-based private-networks subsidiary it acquired in late…