Trump’s crazy 5G plan actually ‘diagnoses a real problem’
The US isn’t likely to build its own cellular network, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t real concern over wireless security.
President Donald Trump’s National Security Council has discussed the possibility of building a 5G network to counter Chinese spying on US mobile devices, according to report by Axios. The government-run network would supposedly protect emerging technologies reliant on 5G and ensure the US remained a leader in wireless.
The idea got shot down almost immediately by analysts and experts as well as all five FCC commissioners, including the three Republicans. Chairman Ajit Pai said he opposed the federal government building and operating a nationwide 5G network. Fellow Republican Commissioner Michael O’Rielly called the proposal “nonsensical.”
“I’ve seen lead balloons tried in DC before,” O’Rielly said. “But this is like a balloon made out of a Ford Pinto.”
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