Nokia has had a tough time in the 5G market for the past few quarters, following an enforced U-turn in its radio processor architecture and reports of being sidelined in Verizon’s deployment. Yet with Huawei facing even greater challenges in many markets, it is essential that Nokia is able to capitalize on that quickly, and last week brought a welcome ray of hope, in the shape of a major 5G deal with UK incumbent BT. Nokia is to be the primary 5G RAN supplier to BT, which had been working closely with Huawei until the Chinese firm’s equipment was banned from 5G network by the government. The price tag was not revealed but the deal will see Nokia supplying its…