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Corporate competition in 5G set to intensify

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: INTERNATIONAL
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: International INT EUR Australia China Eastern Europe EU India Japan South Korea United States Western Europe

Topical: economy industry international relations corruption government legislation regulation technology telecommunications espionage
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2020), "Corporate competition in 5G set to intensify", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB254240

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Significance

This demonstrates the effectiveness of US commercial and diplomatic moves to get allies to shun Chinese technology.

Impacts

A European boycott of Huawei could prompt retaliation by Beijing in the form of trade and tariff barriers.
US-China tech rivalry will outlive the current US government, but a Democratic president would tone down the rhetoric.
Moving to a multivendor 5G strategy to limit risks is challenging given technical and operational obstacles.

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