No, the US government isn’t likely to get into the wireless business. But the Trump administration’s out-of-the-blue proposal to build a 5G network raises some legitimate concerns worth paying attention to.
President Donald Trump’s National Security Council has discussed the possibility of building a 5G network to counter Chinese spying on US mobile devices, according to report by Axios. The government-run network would supposedly protect emerging technologies reliant on 5G and ensure the US remained a leader in wireless.