5G Raises Tough Policy Choices for Canada /

But central to the development of Canada’s 5G system generation, or 5G, wireless telecommunications technology is a new is the role that the equipment from the Chinese firm Huawei will play. [...] As the cost of mobile data plans continue to fall, smartphone able to connect to a 5G network—or wait for the Huawei and smartphones become commonplace, their share of Internet traffic 5G phone due this fall. [...] Just one day later, the Commerce In more densely populated areas, 5G will improve the Department added Huawei to its “Entity List”, claiming Huawei communication amongst autonomous vehicles, and between “is engaged in activities that are contrary to U. S. national security vehicles and the driving infrastructure, leading to safer or foreign policy interests.” The listing will force Huawei and its [...] Canada’s Hard Choice will be used for wireless video gaming, remote virtual reality and The Government of Canada is considering Huawei’s possible role as augmented reality for things like education, training, and physical a vendor in the development of our 5G systems and reviewing risks rehabilitation, and Internet-connected wearable devices to allow associated with the construction of 5G. [...] Some step with others; will be concerned about the possible health impacts of additional • domestic economic considerations; and, radiofrequency radiation, a fear being stoked by the Russian • huge uncertainties in national, corporate, and personal network RT America, in an effort to do to 5G what it did to the security that accompany this issue.