US President Donald Trump says he has asked Apple CEO Tim Cook to consider helping to develop 5G networks during his tour to the Mac Pro manufacturing plant in Texas.
"During my visit yesterday to Austin, Texas, for the startup of the new Mac Pro and the discussion of a a new $ 1 billion campus, also in Texas. I asked Tim Cook to see if he could get Apple involved in building 5G in the United States," trump tweeted.
The US president continued: "Apple has everything, money, technology, vision and Tim Cook."
The comments come as US pressure on countries to prevent Huawei from offering 5G services in the future, with fears that Beijing will use the alleged Huawei spy devices, which the Chinese company denied.
The US Congress is considering legislation, authorizing up to $ 1 billion for small and rural wireless service providers to replace network equipment from companies such as Huawei.
Some of Apple’s rivals in the smartphone market such as Samsung have already released their 5G devices.
Apple, which is expected to release its first 5G-powered phones in 2020, will be able to beat Huawei and Samsung by the end of 2020.
Last week, Apple released a new 16-inch MacBook Pro. The new MacBook features 8-core processors, up to 64GB of memory, next generation graphics with up to 8GB of VRAM and a new advanced thermal design.
Also, The Mac includes a longer battery life, Touch Bar, Touch ID, Touch trackpad and the Apple T2 Security Chip.
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