5G technology holds the promise of transforming the digital lives of users and to allow for a next-generation ability for billions of devices to communicate with each other. But the rollout of the network infrastructure is proving to be a tricky issue for Canada.
Rollout of 5G networks is expected to begin in Canada in 2020, promising to transform modern communications and to be a political minefield for the federal government.TORONTO -- You’ve no doubt heard of 5G and may have only a vague sense that it will mean faster service for your cellphone.
. Current networks won’t be able to handle that load. As it is, carriers are running out of capacity in many major cities and users are already experiencing slowdowns during busy times of day. Latency will shrink from about 50 milliseconds to one millisecond for critical applications. This is essential to the seamless work of automated systems.
The economic stakes are huge. Consulting firm Accenture projected in a research report in 2018 that 5G will inject $40 billion into the national GDP and will create 250,000 jobs. The automated world will be vital to Canadian manufacturers, energy companies, and agricultural producers that need to remain globally competitive.
The Trump administration has strongly urged Canada to exclude Huawei. In May, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggested his country would limit intelligence cooperation with allies that allow Huawei products in their networks. "We are very, very worried that once we use it we may be completely naked. Everything will be known to the Chinese government," she said.
Quickly after her arrest, China then detained two Canadian citizens, a businessman and a diplomat on leave to work for a non-governmental organization based in China. They have been imprisoned ever since and have been denied visits from family and lawyers. Only consular officials have seen them – for 30 minutes each month – and there are widespread concerns about how they are being treated.
As well, Huawei has vastly outspent its main competitors in Ericsson and Nokia in developing 5G technology, holds many more patents, and has earned a reputation for producing the most reliable equipment at lower prices.
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