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	Podcast:		Marketplace Tech with Molly Wood
	Episode:		03/16/2018: Is 5G really a national security issue?
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:04:31
	Publish Date:		2018-03-16 05:30:00
	Description:		This week President Donald Trump signed an executive order that put a halt on a merger between two giants in the microchip-making business. Singapore-based Broadcom was attempting to buy California-based Qualcomm. The president cited national security concerns in his order to block the merger. At issue was Qualcomm’s role in developing next-generation wireless connectivity, or 5G. Marketplace Tech host Molly Wood spoke with Roger Cheng, executive editor at CNET, about why 5G is so important to U.S. interests.
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