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Why Controlling 5G Could Mean Controlling the World
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Why Controlling 5G Could Mean Controlling the World

The Daily podcast

Michael Barbaro
The New York Times, 2019
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At the Munich Security Conference 2019, US vice president Mike Pence urged allies to shun China’s 5G infrastructure. As a response, Huawei’s founder publicly thanked US officials for providing free publicity. What may sound like a histrionic schoolyard drama is in fact the clashing of giants over future global dominance. In this episode of The New York Times podcast The Daily, host Michael Barbaro and the paper’s national security correspondent David Sanger explain 5G’s possible impact on world politics.

Take-Aways

  • The Internet of Things will run on 5G, and the companies and, by extension, countries that control 5G networks will have significant economic, political and military advantages for the foreseeable future.
  • China and the United States are currently embroiled in a competition to control the global 5G network.
  • US vice president Mike Pence has discouraged US allies from using Chinese 5G networks.

About the Podcast

The Daily is a New York Times podcast with host Michael Barbaro. This episode features David E. Sanger, a national security correspondent for The New York Times.

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