Kudlow: US Is Beating China on 5G

The U.S. isn’t losing to China on 5G, said Larry Kudlow, National Economic Council director, at a GSMA/CTIA 5G summit Tuesday. “America is doing very well on 5G,” he said: “People are always way too pessimistic. … Our technology advances are the best in the world; they remain so.” President Donald Trump directed him to push a free-market approach, and that hasn’t “wavered,” Kudlow said. “We are moving forward to auction off as much spectrum as possible, to get it across the country as fast as possible,” the economist said. “We’re working very hard dealing with privacy issues and security issues, and, of course, technological issues and market changes.” The U.S. is having success getting other nations, including Britain, Sweden, Australia and Japan, to reject Huawei equipment in their networks, he said. “The list is growing.” Kudlow stressed the importance of open radio access networks, with their emphasis on software over hardware. The Chinese Embassy and Huawei didn't comment.