The US Department of Justice (DoJ) is calling for the ruling against Qualcomm in a case brought by the Federal Trade Commission to be put on hold pending an appeal. In its complaint, filed last week, DoJ said that Qualcomm's licensing agreements with Apple and Samsung violated antitrust laws because they artificially limited competition between their mobile chip designs. This would be a risk for national security by leaving the US reliant on Chinese 5G technology, the department said.
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) is calling for the ruling against Qualcomm in a case brought by the Federal Trade Commission to be put on hold pending an appeal. The ruling that Qualcomm has a monopoly on wireless technologies, along with the remedies imposed on Qualcomm, could damage the company, potentially putting its development of 5G technology at risk, the DoJ said. This would be a risk for national security by leaving the US reliant on Chinese 5G technology, the department said.