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White House Releases Implementation Plan To Secure 5G

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, January 15th, 2021

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White House Releases Implementation Plan To Secure 5G

The White House on Friday issued its national strategy for how the U.S. will implement and lead efforts to secure fifth-generation wireless infrastructure, technology seen as underpinning future prosperity and economic growth and that also introduces new security challenges. “5G wireless technology will be transformational with the potential to touch nearly every aspect of our lives and spur incredible economic growth,” Robert O’Brien, the national security adviser to President Trump, said in a statement. “With this potential, the stakes for…

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