Department of Defense officials are warning the Trump administration to stop targeting telecommunications giant Qualcomm or risk placing the U.S. behind the eight ball on fifth generation cellular development.
Representatives with both the DOD and Energy Department have had sit-down discussions with the Federal Trade Commission to encourage the agency to stop suing Qualcomm, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the talks. They argue that financial losses from a court defeat would hamper Qualcomm’s ability to compete with China’s top chip maker, Huawei.
“There’s been a lot of contact from other arms of the government to express these concerns” to FTC’s commissioners, one of the representatives told WSJ. Securing 5G networks is “vital to the security and prosperity of the United States,” acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said in a statement.
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