The Minister: the united states should consider the possibility of purchasing Ericsson's

In a speech in Washington on Thursday, was William Barr, with an unexpected proposal. What is the best way to counter the telekomjätten Huawei is to buy up a competitor, according to the minister of justice. He was appointed by the China is the biggest threat to the united states.

another option is to join forces with sony Ericsson and/or Nokia. This can be done by us, ownership of a controlling interest of the company, either directly or indirectly through a consortium of privately owned u.s. companies, " said Barr, according to Reports.

According to the minister of justice, the united states the ”financial muscle” to make the Nokia and Ericsson, and, to a stronger competitor to Huawei.

– We and our closest ally certainly need to consider this as an opportunity, " said Barr during a conference call, which focused on the relationship between the united states and China.

invest in a private company is unusual. Investment in a foreign operation are even rarer. How, as a possible buy-out would be is not clear, " says Söderberg & Partners, sparekonom Joakim Bornold to the RIGHT. Regardless of whether the united states be satisfied with a small portion, or try to buy up the major parts of the company don't see to be any trouble.

" Money's not an issue for US when it comes to us. They want to secure the future of 5G technologies, then, are not about how much it costs, " says Joakim Bornold to the RIGHT.

Ericsson will refrain, on a Thursday evening to comment on the statement made by William Needles.