The US is gifting 5G patent leadership to others | IAM
“The race to 5G is on and America must win,” Donald Trump said at a White House event he hosted in April. The US President identified the importance of network growth and talked of the wireless industry’s plans “to invest $275 billion in 5G networks, creating three million American jobs quickly, and adding $500 billion to our economy”. They were stirring words.
What’s more, Trump was undoubtedly correct. Fully embracing 5G and the almost instantaneous connectivity and interaction that it delivers will be key to the US’s economic future. Without widespread access to 5G networks – and what will follow them – US citizens and businesses will be left behind in the era of the Internet of Things and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.