Commentary: Kristen Osenga - US must win the race to 5G myjournalcourier.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from myjournalcourier.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Most Americans associate 5G technology with self-driving cars, virtual reality headsets or high-speed internet. While all of these applications are exciting, they arenât as critical to America as the national security implications of 5G. Winning the race to 5G will help ensure that our military communications are secure and that bad actors canât hack or manipulate these communications.
The Chinese Communist Party understands very well the importance of 5G and is working hard to develop 5G technology before us to gain control of the market. A recent report by the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy bluntly summarizes the threat the CCP poses.
US senator issues bill to protect SEPs from Chinaâs âbad actorsâ
28-01-2021
06-01-2017
A Republican senator has introduced legislation intended to prevent Chinese companies that refuse to pay patent-related fees for the use of mobile technologies from selling their products in the US.
James Inhofe, a senator from Oklahoma, introduced the bill to the Senate on Monday, January 25.
On his website, Inhofe said that many Chinese companies sell devices in the US. These products contain wireless technologies protected by US patents, and the Chinese developers “are refusing” to pay licence or royalty fees to use them.
According to Inhofe, this will lead to free-market companies falling behind China. China will then gain control of 5G technology being sold worldwide and of the standards used in wireless devices (through standard-essential patents SEPs).