Competition from China's Huawei and Finland's Nokia as well as weak emerging markets and falling spending by telecoms operators has hurt Ericsson while demand for next-generation 5G technology is still several years away. STOCKHOLM: Ericsson fell to a larger-than-expected third-quarter operating loss on Friday and warned its quarter-on-quarter sales growth would underperform, adding to an already bleak outlook for the mobile telecom equipment maker. Competition from China's Huawei and Finland's Nokia as well as weak emerging markets and falling spending by telecoms operators has hurt Ericsson while demand for next-generation 5G technology is still several years away. Once the clear sector leader, it is also having to restructure after an ill-judged attempt to diversify its customer base outside the telecom market to include sectors such as the media and utilities. Ericsson posted its fourth consecutive losing quarter, slip...