The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit on Jan. 30 aimed at stopping Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) from acquiring Juniper Networks in a $14 billion deal that officials claim would stifle competition in the U.S. market for advanced wireless networking.
The complaint, filed in the Northern District of California, alleges that the merger would combine two of the nation’s top three wireless local area network (WLAN) technology providers and harm businesses, schools, and health care institutions that rely on high-quality networks.
According to the complaint, both companies are well-established in enterprise-grade WLAN solutions, where the DOJ says HPE holds the second-largest market share and Juniper the third….