The Justice Department on Thursday sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise from buying Juniper Networks for $14 billion. Why it matters: This is the first antitrust case filed by the Trump administration,

DOJ argued that the acquisition would eliminate competition and would lead to only two companies 'Cisco Systems and HPE' controlling more than 70 per cent of the US market for networking equipment

DOJ cited reduced competition in the wireless market as the biggest problem with the proposed $14 billion sale of Juniper Networks to Hewlett Packard Enterprise. The vendors say they plan to “vigorously defend the transaction in court.