Nokia warns that Trump’s China tariffs could impede U.S. 5G rollouts
Nokia filed a warning with the FCC that President Trump's moves to levy tariffs on a wide variety of components from China could impede operators’ rollout of 5G network technology in the United States.
“Of particular concern to Nokia are the recent tariffs imposed on trade with China, which specifically target a wide range of components that are critical to 5G,” Nokia wrote in a recent filing to the FCC. “Unless exemptions are provided for these products, these latest duties threaten to raise the cost of 5G infrastructure in the U.S. by hundreds of millions of dollars. This is an important context that further emphasizes the need for the Commission to lower barriers to deployment where it can.”
That the tariffs could affect the rollout of 5G in the United States is notable though considering Trump has positioned the technology as imperative to the United States’ position on the technological world stage, particularly as the Chinese government gears up to push a massive 5G buildout in that country. Specifically, Trump has tied 5G and national security together in a proposal for a nationalized 5G network (one that didn’t become official) as well as through his move to block Broadcom’s acquisition of Qualcomm.
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