U.S. May Require 5G Gear For U.S. Use Be Made Outside China: WSJ

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The Trump administration is considering requiring that next-generation 5G cellular equipment used domestically be designed and manufactured outside China, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

As part of an executive order last month to ban some foreign-made networking gear and services due to security concerns, U.S. officials are asking telecom-equipment manufacturers whether they can make and develop U.S.-bound hardware outside of China, the Journal reported, citing the people.