US 5G Push Remains Chaotic, AEI Fellow Says

The U.S. is “losing its battle to keep European and Asian allies from including Huawei equipment in their 5G rollouts,” blogged Claude Barfield, American Enterprise Institute resident scholar, Thursday. The administration’s push on 5G continues “to be described as chaotic,” he said. In December, President Donald Trump “assigned coordinating responsibilities for 5G development to White House national security staffer Robert Blair,” Barfield said: “Confusion remains, as Blair has made it clear that his responsibility is confined largely to international 5G negotiations, and Larry Kudlow, who heads the National Economic Council, remains in charge of the administration’s domestic 5G strategy.”