This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with Andy Purdy, chief security officer of Huawei USA, and Paul Triolo, practice head of geotechnology at the Eurasia Group. They explore the complexities of the 5G ecosystem, challenges to cybersecurity on 5G networks, the process of standards setting in advanced telecommunications, and how the Trump administration's animus toward Huawei might ultimately handicap the U.S. in this vital emerging technology.
5:18: What 5G will enable us to do
18:06: 5G standard setting bodies and their functions
29:55: China’s involvement in the standard setting process
37:05: 5G deployment around the world
50:59: The collateral damage done by banning Huawei
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