MEF Advisor and telecom strategy consultant Paul Ruppert is joined by Ambassador Frank Lavin, former U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade and Ambassador to Singapore, for a high-stakes conversation on how new U.S. tariffs are reshaping global telecommunications—from infrastructure to innovation.
This webinar explores the second-order impacts beyond ports and trade balances. Ruppert brings a telecom insider’s view of the real-time effects: declining international travel and roaming revenues, strained supply chains, rising costs for 5G rollout, and the knock-on impact on investment and enterprise messaging.
Ambassador Lavin provides global trade insight into the strategic rationale (and risks) behind the changing U.S. tariff policy, and how trade shapes national power far beyond economics.
Topics include:
- The chilling effect of tariffs on 5G and next-gen innovation
- Growing reliance on EU-based vendors like Nokia and Ericsson
- What smarter tradecraft could look like
The conversation ends on a note of guarded optimism, suggesting that disruption could also open the door to strategic reinvention.
