The online version of Wired magazine in the United States recently wrote an article analyzing the potential impact of China's pioneering construction of a 5G network on the United States.
The following is the main content of the article:
The technical standards for next-generation mobile services have not yet been finalized, but China and the United States have begun to compete to deploy 5G networks.
At least that's what the US government and US operators say. The United States will not have a second chance to win the global 5G war, "warned Meredith Attwell Baker, President and CEO of CTIA, a wireless industry organization, in April this year. The report released by the organization at the time believed that the United States was lagging behind China and South Korea in preparing for 5G networks.
The report believes that if this cannot be changed, the US economy will suffer.
This report is consistent with the views of the previously leaked National Security Council document, which suggests that the US government consider building a 5G network. The report believes that if China dominates the telecommunications network industry, it will achieve political, economic, and military victories.
The Democratic Party is also concerned about this issue. Jessica Rosenworcel, the only Democratic member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), wrote a column on TechCrunch earlier this year calling for a restart of the 5G strategy to surpass China.
The first standard for 5G technology was released last year, but the remaining standards are expected to be released later this month. Operators expect the United States to achieve nationwide adoption of 5G by 2020.
The wireless industry promises that 5G can significantly improve network speed and mobile device reliability, fill the gap between wired and wireless broadband, and also spawn some unimaginable new technologies and applications.
But why is it so important for the United States to build a 5G network before China? The benefits of 5G are obvious, but today's home broadband speed in the United States is not the fastest in the world, and the speed and popularity of 4G are not among the top in the world, often lagging behind Finland, Japan, and South Korea.
Since that's the case, why is it possible for the United States' economic advantage to be eroded by a slight lag in the 5G feast?
In a widely cited report released in 2016, Accenture estimated that the construction and maintenance of 5G networks would create 3 million jobs and increase GDP by $500 billion in the United States. But if China takes the lead in building a nationwide 5G network, will these positions be lost overseas?
Sanjay Dhar, the managing director of Accenture who participated in the writing of the report, believes that this may not necessarily be the case. Even if China wins in various 5G technologies, it won't be a zero sum game, "he said.
Telecom industry analyst Jeff Kagan said that competition between China and the United States has given the United States the motivation to develop 5G, but he believes that even if the United States ranks second or third in this field, it will not have a significant long-term impact on the US economy. I believe that which country wins first is just a self-awareness struggle
