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1. Captures the imagination in a way I’ve rarely seen
   When I started this book, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I’ve always been interested in the topic and had been looking forward to reading it. The informal style of the foreword, however, put me off a bit at first. Past that, though, the style shifted completely and what I found had me furiously flipping pages for the next hour and a half.This book reminds me a lot of The Hot Zone, which has both a similar motive and narrative structure. In trying to bring attention to an issue with global ramifications that few people understand, the book draws in an incredibly diverse cast of figures who have shaped the American telecommunications industry and presents the situation in an approachable way. The progression of the industry, and Huawei’s rise to global status, is dramatic stuff that could match any novel, and I was surprised at how engrossing I found the subject matter when it was described this way. Very few authors can make the technicalities of corporate buyouts into high drama.When Michael Crichton wrote Next, he was using his novel highlighting a diverse assortment of fictional individuals to draw attention to the issues genetic engineering could pose. Here, Pelson has gathered a similar cast of individuals- only the issue is current, and the cast is all real, including some deeply disturbing politicians-cum-lobbyists whose actions I had been completely unaware of. The case he makes for a vigilant American telecom industry and security apparatus is strong, and I anticipate that this book will only be better regarded in hindsight, much as The Hot Zone gained new prominence after Ebola went global over a decade after the book’s release.A must-read for anyone concerned about the threat posed by state-supported companies to the free market.

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2. As a former Nortel Networks employee, this book is brilliantly written, and provided great insight!
   Wireless Wars is simply brilliant, the author offers historical background for those who have been in the Industry to understand the Telecom Wars and how was it ever possible to take out giants such as Nortel, formerly known as Northern Telecom; Lucent Technologies, and Motorola…The dangers are clearly explained, the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats explained in such a way that it is evident we must be rather careful with giving our power, technology, patents and insight away to competitors…China, on the other hand, brilliantly followed the lessons learned from The Art of War and won the market without any struggle, outmaneuvering the competition!

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3. Ahead of its time
   This book calls out so many of the problems we’re seeing this year with China, from surveillance to supply chain threats. Worth a read even if you have nothing to do with the industry.

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4. what’s at stake with PRC in control of internet traffic.
   Complex issue. Good background how China became the leader in controlling internet traffic. Good ideas for the USA taking back a lead in the internet race.

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5. Very Fast Read – Great Storytelling
   Really enjoyed this book. At its core, Jon provides a thorough view of how China is subsidizing Huawei’s domination of the wireless telco segment and the security risks it poses within the US network. But, what makes the book come alive is how Jon describes the history of the industry, tells interesting and funny insider stories directly from industry executives, and explains the technology in very simple terms. In some respects, Jon’s style is akin to Walter Isaacson – great storytelling about the people and evolution of the industry.

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6. Most timely, must read book on 5G and telecom
   As someone not connected with the telecom industry, Pelson’s book was very well written, educational, eye opening, and compelling. I couldn’t put it down. It was easy to understand, as it was told in a very witty anecdotal fashion. The stories illustrate the intricacies of international business, technology, and national security risks. If you use a phone or work online, you need to read this book to see how important it is to have a safe secure 5G network at the present time.

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7. A must read to understand how America offshoring and failures led to the China threat
   This is a must read. When you find out that Lucent through their CEO prior to bankruptcy was spending millions on a golf course, eventually to belly-up, taking down historic Bell Labs and open the gates to Huawei expansion will make any patriotic American angry. Read this book so you can enlighten your friends and families and argue back when folks scoff anti-china rhetoric as xenophobia.

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8. Great read!
   Pelson draws together a collection of “lessons learned” in terms of how America and Western Europe willingly ceded dominance in a strategic business segment to a hostile world power . Reads like a spy novel, but his level of research with direct sources indicates it’s all too real. Fascinating, scary, and very important. Couldn’t be more timely.

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9. Impressive insights on the history of mobile networks and the years to come with 5G. Works of a real insider.

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10. As someone who worked in mobile telecoms for over 30 years I found this to be an engaging read. I had seen first hand the way that Chinese vendors were behaving to gain market share at any cost and the destabilising impact it had on the industry overall.My one disappointment is that I found the narrative rather US centric, almost minimising European contributions to a footnote

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