With the U.S. and China vying for tech leadership, the two companies argue their union is crucial in the race to develop faster mobile internet.
by Raymond Zhong
BEIJING - As tensions rise between the United States and China in the high-tech realm, even a merger of two American wireless providers has become entangled in fears about losing international competitiveness.
T-Mobile and Sprint announced on Sunday that they would combine. By joining forces, the two mobile carriers said, they would help ensure that American companies remained world leaders in the coming era of fifth-generation wireless technology, or 5G.
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