Huawei’s Clout Is So Strong It’s Helping Shape Global 5G Rules

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Huawei’s Clout Is So Strong It’s Helping Shape Global 5G Rules
By Todd Shields and Alyza Sebenius

The future of the 5G technology that promises to revolutionize telecommunications runs through international bodies with esoteric names such as the 3rd Generation Partnership Project and the International Telecommunication Union.

The organizations set standards for the emerging technology. But security officials are concerned China’s government and Huawei Technologies Co.are taking a bigger role in the technical groups, lending a competitive edge to a company under indictment in the U.S.

As of September, Chinese firms and government research institutes accounted for the largest number of chairs or vice chairs in the International Telecommunication Union’s 5G-related standards-setting bodies, holding eight of the 39 available leadership positions, according to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission that advises Congress. By comparison, mobile provider Verizon Communications Inc. is now the only U.S. leadership representative, according to the commission.

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