Nokia has had a tough time in the US RAN market since 2018, when problems with its initial 5G base station architecture led to the loss of a large chunk of its contracts with Verizon. It remains a large vendor to AT&T and T-Mobile, but is under pressure in all the operators from Samsung, which is seen as a useful counterweight to a Nordic duopoly, and has made the same Open RAN pledges as its Finnish competitor. So, winning the main 5G deals with the two largest cable operators will be welcome news in Helsinki. These may be tiny contracts compared to those awarded by the major MNOs, or even Dish, but they will be useful to showcase the credentials…