Trump Administration Weighs Building U.S. 5G Network to Counter China

Some White House officials say competitive threat from China justifies ‘moonshot’ effort

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By 

John D. McKinnon,

 

Kate O’Keeffe and

 

Ryan Knutson

Updated Jan. 29, 2018 8:49 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON—Some White House officials view next-generation 5G wireless service as a “key area of competition,” and they say that the threat from China, in particular, justifies a “moonshot” government effort like the construction of the interstate highway system, an internal memo shows.