US Can't Afford To Lose the Race To Deploy 5G, Says Former White House Official
The U.S. needs to move now to maintain its mobile leadership, said former White House policy adviser Jim Kohlenberger in a blog post. When South Korea hosts the Winter Olympic Games in 2018 it hopes to show off an early…
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5G network, he wrote. “Japan aims to follow suit when it hosts the 2020 Summer Olympics, with Europe and China hot on their heels in the race for 5G global leadership.” The U.S. needs to keep up and eliminate barriers to deployment while dedicating more spectrum to wireless broadband, he said. “While dominance in the Olympic pool or on the ski slopes comes with bragging rights, U.S. 5G leadership is one race we cannot afford to lose,” Kohlenberger said. “That’s because this isn’t just a race for achieving blazing fast wireless speeds, it’s about who will shape the foundational technologies of the future and drive the new industries that will propel this global transition.” Now a consultant, Kohlenberger is on the advisory board of Mobile Future.