Special Report: 5G-era M&A Nationalism, or regionalism, are back on the agenda in the mobile industry, with potentially profound implications for the shape of the market in the 2020s. Of course, the geopolitical ripples from the tensions between the USA and China have been felt globally for several years now, with 5G technology symbolically at the heart of the disputes. The tensions over trade, cybersecurity and political ambition have sparked intensified efforts by both superpowers to become more self-sufficient in key technologies such as 5G and AI, and these trends have only been reinforced by the supply chain disruptions following the pandemic. But the race to build up 5G-related influence and intellectual property is not confined to the two biggest…