- U.S. intelligence enabled the HPE-Juniper Networks merger—initially blocked by the DOJ—as a national security measure to counter Huawei’s dominance, believing the combined U.S. firm would be better able to compete globally against its Chinese rival, according to a source familiar with the events. The move stemmed from concerns over Huawei’s ties to the CCP and prompted an unexplained intervention by the activist Laura Loomer.
The $14 billion merger between computer networking giants Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks was allowed to go ahead after U.S. intelligence intervened to make it happen as a matter of national security, a source familiar with the events tells Fortune.
