Cisco CEO Meets With Thune, Others on Huawei, Radio Access Network Competition
Senate Communications Subcommittee Chairman John Thune, R-S.D., confirmed to us he hosted a meeting Monday with Cisco Systems CEO Chuck Robbins and several members of the Senate Finance and Intelligence committees. Thune said the meeting focused “on the state of…
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play on 5G, the influence that [Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer] Huawei has on the market and what we can do about that.” Communications sector officials said Thune brought Robbins in to brief senators about ways to encourage the creation of an effective U.S. radio access network competitor to Huawei given concerns about that company's role in 5G development. Members of Congress are continuing to seek legislative avenues to target national security concerns about Huawei, including conference negotiations on the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (see 1907220053). Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., and Senate Finance Global Competitiveness Subcommittee Chairman John Cornyn, R-Texas, confirmed they were involved in the meeting. Cornyn described the meeting as a "brainstorming" session aimed at ensuring there's a "U.S.-based manufacturer" of 5G infrastructure. Cisco didn't comment.