Parent firms of T-Mobile and Sprint reportedly drop Huawei; T-Mobile-Sprint deal could benefit

Today, Reuters has published a story about the parent companies of proposed merger partners T-Mobile and Sprint. The former's majority owner, Deutsche Telekom, will stop using Huawei's networking equipment, people familiar with the situation told Reuters. Sprint parent SoftBank says that it is going to replace Huawei equipment used in its 4G network with equipment made by Nokia and Ericsson.

The U.S. government has considered Huawei to be a threat to national security for some time, and has spread the word to allies telling them to stay away from Huawei products. The ...

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