Apple, Qualcomm Stoke China 5G Fear as Fight Hurtles Toward End
- U.S. trade agency scheduled to release key decisions Tuesday
- Companies are battling for billions in royalties on modem chip
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Apple Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. finally agree on something: the importance of 5G mobile phone technology for the U.S.
The protagonists in a wide-ranging and bitter legal battle before the U.S. International Trade Commission argue that the other’s actions are damaging the nation’s lead in fifth-generation wireless technology. The agency is scheduled to release key decisions on Tuesday in the long-running fight over patent royalties -- including one that could lead to an import ban on one of the U.S. economy’s most iconic products.