Samsung Electronics Co. has won a huge order to provide 5G communication equipment to Dish Network, marking the company’s second success in the U.S. 5G market.
Samsung’s chief Lee Jae-yong, who is currently on parole over a bribery case, played an important role in finalizing the deal, but outgoing President Moon Jae-in said he would not pardon Lee before he moved out of the Blue House on May 9.
Samsung announced on May 3 that it had signed a 5G communication equipment supply contract worth 1 trillion won (about $794 million) with Dish Network, a major U.S. mobile carrier. This is Samsung’s second success in the U.S. 5G communications market after signing a supply order of 7.9 trillion won (about $6.3 billion) with Verizon in September 2021.
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