Informed sources in the US government said that the US Department of Commerce is about to sign a decision that includes a new rule according to which American companies can work with Chinese Huawei Technologies to set the standards for the fifth generation networks.
According to relevant sources speaking to Reuters recently, after about a year of lack of clarity and certainty regarding the dealings of American companies with Huawei due to the decision to add it to the blacklist, the US Department of Commerce formulated a new rule to deal with the issue in terms of standards. The sources said that the rule that was formulated and could change, mainly allows US companies to participate in the standards and standards bodies to which Huawei is a member.
The engineers in some American technology companies had stopped dealing with Huawei in the matter of developing the standards of the fifth generation networks after the Ministry of Commerce included the company in the black list last year, as the list left the American companies with an uncertain location regarding the information that its employees can share with Huawei, the largest Manufacturer of telecom equipment in the world.
This has led, according to officials in the US government and the communications and information technology industry, to delay the United States and leave it at a disadvantage for the fifth generation networks. In standard setting meetings, the time when protocols and technical specifications that allow equipment from different companies to work together are developed smoothly, Huawei had A strong and prestigious voice on these issues, while American engineers were sitting silently in the back.
According to Naomi Wilson, Senior Director of Policy for Asia at the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), the US government wants US companies to remain competitive with Huawei, but its policies have inadvertently caused US companies to lose their position and seat on the table in favor of Huawei and others in the list of entities .
The issue of setting international standards is important in the field of developing the fifth generation, and the discussions that are taking place in the corridors of the American decision revolve around achieving a balance between the important considerations of engaging in the standards of the fifth generation and international cooperation in this field, and the needs of American national security.
Six US senators had sent a letter to US Secretary of Commerce, Defense, and Energy last month about the urgent need to issue regulations confirming that US participation in setting fifth-generation standards is not on the list of entities. "We are very concerned about the risks to the United States' global leadership position in fifth generation wireless technology as a result of America's reduced participation in standards," the senators said in the message.
It is worth noting that the fifth generation networks or the fifth generation technology of wireless networks is expected to have a fundamental impact on many industries and sectors, as these networks will operate everything from high-speed video transmissions to self-driving cars.
Industry standards are a large business and an important competitive area for telecommunications companies, through which they compete to consider their patented technologies essential to internationally recognized standards, which can boost the company's net profits in billions of dollars.