The Global Race for 5G Dominance: How Companies and Countries Are Competing for Supremacy 🌐

Why Companies and Countries Are Battling for Ascendancy in 5G<br />In a letter on Monday, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States said it would investigate the proposed deal, partly because it was concerned<br />that if Broadcom bought Qualcomm, it would weaken Qualcomm and “leave an opening for China to expand its influence on the 5G standard-setting process.”<br />Broadcom, which is based in Singapore but is planning a move to the United States,<br />swiftly rejected the idea that it would push 5G development less aggressively.<br />Technology companies including Qualcomm, Intel and China’s Huawei have been working on developing 5G technology and standards.<br />Officials appointed by President Trump have pointed to regulatory barriers<br />that have kept the United States behind nations like China, which has a national plan for 5G networks using technology by Huawei and other Chinese companies like ZTE.<br />Qualcomm has long been one of the most active contributors of cellular technology, playing<br />a particularly influential role in 3G technology as well as current 4G networks.<br />Huawei, which makes gear like cellular base stations<br />and other key equipment to operate 5G networks, has been largely blackballed from the United States on national security grounds.