{"id":16044,"date":"2019-11-10T23:59:01","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T06:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=16044"},"modified":"2019-11-17T17:28:05","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T00:28:05","slug":"the-race-to-5g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=16044","title":{"rendered":"THE RACE TO 5G"},"content":{"rendered":"

StarMetro Vancouver 7 Nov 2019<\/a><\/p>\n

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StarMetro Vancouver \u00a0 \u00a0 – \u00a0 \u00a07 Nov 2019 \u00a0– \u00a0\u00a0ME\u00adLANIE GREEN<\/p>\n

Canada’s wired fu\u00adture awaits \u2014 once it nav\u00adi\u00adgates Huawei, China and Don\u00adald Trump’s Amer\u00adica<\/p>\n

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THE AS\u00adSO\u00adCI\u00adATED PRESS<\/b><\/p>\n

Bell and Telus await the fed\u00aderal govern\u00adment\u2019s de\u00adci\u00adsion on Huawei\u2019s 5G tech\u00adnol\u00adogy, as they have sub\u00adstan\u00adtial in\u00advest\u00adments in the firm, ex\u00adperts say.<\/b><\/p>\n

The global race to 5G prom\u00adises a world filled with self-driv\u00ading ve\u00adhi\u00adcles, au\u00adton\u00ado\u00admous garbage cans and in\u00adter\u00adnet con\u00adnec\u00adtiv\u00adity at a speed beyond what we\u2019ve seen.<\/i><\/p>\n

The Uni\u00adver\u00adsity of Bri\u00adtish Columbia an\u00adnounced this week it\u2019s be\u00adcome the first uni\u00adver\u00adsity in North Amer\u00adica to cross the fin\u00adish line by be\u00adcom\u00ading a \u201csmart cam\u00adpus\u201d that will func\u00adtion as a testk\u00aditchen of sorts for 5G ap\u00adpli\u00adca\u00adtions in a \u201creal-life\u201d set\u00adting.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith 5G at our doorstep, we\u2019re fo\u00adcused on bring\u00ading to\u00adgether Canada\u2019s bright\u00adest minds to re\u00adsearch, in\u00adcu\u00adbate and com\u00admer\u00adcial\u00adize ap\u00adpli\u00adca\u00adtions that will trans\u00adform the way we live and work,\u201d said Jorge Fer\u00adnan\u00addes, chief tech\u00adnol\u00adogy of\u00adfi\u00adcer with Rogers Com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith 5G at our doorstep, we\u2019re fo\u00adcused on bring\u00ading to\u00adgether Canada\u2019s bright\u00adest minds to re\u00adsearch, in\u00adcu\u00adbate and com\u00admer\u00adcial\u00adize ap\u00adpli\u00adca\u00adtions that will trans\u00adform the way we live and work,\u201d said Jorge Fer\u00adnan\u00addes, chief tech\u00adnol\u00adogy of\u00adfi\u00adcer with Rogers Com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtions.<\/p>\n

But Canada still has a loom\u00ading de\u00adci\u00adsion to make.<\/p>\n

If this coun\u00adtry wants to be on the fore\u00adfront of de\u00adploy\u00ading the next gen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion of the in\u00adter\u00adnet, the govern\u00adment must de\u00adcide whether it will ban Chi\u00adnese tele\u00adcom gi\u00adant Huawei from build\u00ading it in Canada, one re\u00adsearcher says.<\/p>\n

THE POL\u00adI\u00adTICS AT PLAY<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the things af\u00adfect\u00ading the rate at which 5G is de\u00adployed is cer\u00adtain to be how, and if, the govern\u00adment will al\u00adlow Huawei into the Cana\u00addian tele\u00adcom struc\u00adture,\u201d said Christopher Par\u00adsons, se\u00adnior re\u00adsearcher at Ci\u00adti\u00adzen Lab at the Uni\u00adver\u00adsity of Toronto\u2019s Munk School.<\/p>\n

Par\u00adsons pointed to for\u00admer pub\u00adlic safety min\u00adis\u00adter Ralph Goodale\u2019s com\u00adments that the de\u00adci\u00adsion would come down af\u00adter the fed\u00aderal elec\u00adtion.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a de\u00adci\u00adsion that\u2019s par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlarly charged, as it pro\u00advides a foun\u00adda\u00adtion for re\u00adla\u00adtions with China, the United States and Canada\u2019s global al\u00adlies.<\/p>\n

Aus\u00adtralia, New Zealand and the United States have al\u00adready blocked Huawei\u2019s 5G equip\u00adment, cit\u00ading con\u00adcerns it may en\u00adable sur\u00adveil\u00adlance by the Chi\u00adnese govern\u00adment \u2014 a charge the com\u00adpany ve\u00adhe\u00admently de\u00adnies. The Trump ad\u00admin\u00adis\u00adtra\u00adtion has been pres\u00adsur\u00ading Canada to ban Huawei from its net\u00adworks.<\/p>\n

Meng Wanzhou, chief fi\u00adnan\u00adcial of\u00adfi\u00adcer of Huawei Tech\u00adnolo\u00adgies, was ar\u00adrested in Van\u00adcou\u00adver in De\u00adcem\u00adber 2018 on an ex\u00adtra\u00addi\u00adtion re\u00adquest by the United States. The Chi\u00adnese govern\u00adment then ar\u00adrested Cana\u00addi\u00adans Michael Spa\u00advor and Michael Kovrig on vague charges re\u00adlated to na\u00adtional se\u00adcu\u00adrity.<\/p>\n

Meng Wanzhou, chief fi\u00adnan\u00adcial of\u00adfi\u00adcer of Huawei Tech\u00adnolo\u00adgies, was ar\u00adrested in Van\u00adcou\u00adver in De\u00adcem\u00adber 2018 on an ex\u00adtra\u00addi\u00adtion re\u00adquest by the United States. The Chi\u00adnese govern\u00adment then ar\u00adrested Cana\u00addi\u00adans Michael Spa\u00advor and Michael Kovrig on vague charges re\u00adlated to na\u00adtional se\u00adcu\u00adrity.<\/p>\n

They also tough\u00adened the sen\u00adtence of a Cana\u00addian held on drug charges \u2014 chang\u00ading a 15-year pri\u00adson sen\u00adtence to the death sen\u00adtence \u2014 and blocked Cana\u00addian canola ex\u00adports to China.<\/p>\n

In July, Goodale said that Canada needed more in\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adtion from the United States about the na\u00adture of the po\u00adten\u00adtial se\u00adcu\u00adrity threat the U.S. be\u00adlieves the com\u00adpany poses be\u00adfore mak\u00ading a de\u00adci\u00adsion. Goodale has since lost his seat in Oc\u00adto\u00adber\u2019s elec\u00adtion and cab\u00adi\u00adnet min\u00adis\u00adters are not ex\u00adpected to be an\u00adnounced un\u00adtil Nov. 20.<\/p>\n

THE TWO WAVES OF 5G<\/b><\/p>\n

Mean\u00adwhile, Par\u00adsons said there\u2019s a \u201crou\u00adtine\u201d con\u00adfu\u00adsion when it comes to un\u00adder\u00adstand\u00ading 5G.<\/p>\n

There are two stages: As part of the first, up\u00adgrades have al\u00adready im\u00adproved our ex\u00adist\u00ading 4G net\u00adworks, al\u00adlow\u00ading our de\u00advices to move much faster, let\u00adting us share greater vol\u00adumes of dig\u00adi\u00adtal data and mak\u00ading cer\u00adtain tech\u00adnol\u00adogy, such as aug\u00admented re\u00adal\u00adity, pos\u00adsi\u00adble.<\/p>\n

There are two stages: As part of the first, up\u00adgrades have al\u00adready im\u00adproved our ex\u00adist\u00ading 4G net\u00adworks, al\u00adlow\u00ading our de\u00advices to move much faster, let\u00adting us share greater vol\u00adumes of dig\u00adi\u00adtal data and mak\u00ading cer\u00adtain tech\u00adnol\u00adogy, such as aug\u00admented re\u00adal\u00adity, pos\u00adsi\u00adble.<\/p>\n

There are two stages: As part of the first, up\u00adgrades have al\u00adready im\u00adproved our ex\u00adist\u00ading 4G net\u00adworks, al\u00adlow\u00ading our de\u00advices to move much faster, let\u00adting us share greater vol\u00adumes of dig\u00adi\u00adtal data and mak\u00ading cer\u00adtain tech\u00adnol\u00adogy, such as aug\u00admented re\u00adal\u00adity, pos\u00adsi\u00adble.<\/p>\n

The other stage lies fur\u00adther into the fu\u00adture, and is the sub\u00adject of much of the 5G hype. It\u2019s the stuff of self-driv\u00ading cars, smart ci\u00adties and au\u00adton\u00ado\u00admous sur\u00adgi\u00adcal units. Par\u00adsons said it will take Canada at least 10 years to get there.<\/p>\n

The other stage lies fur\u00adther into the fu\u00adture, and is the sub\u00adject of much of the 5G hype. It\u2019s the stuff of self-driv\u00ading cars, smart ci\u00adties and au\u00adton\u00ado\u00admous sur\u00adgi\u00adcal units. Par\u00adsons said it will take Canada at least 10 years to get there.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat roll\u00adout de\u00adpends sig\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcantly on up\u00addat\u00ading the core in\u00adfra\u00adstruc\u00adture of all tele\u00adcom net\u00adworks,\u201d Par\u00adsons said. \u201cThe ad\u00advan\u00adtages of 5G take place when the en\u00adtirety of the back net\u00adworks and core in\u00adfra\u00adstruc\u00adture is up\u00addated. That takes time and it is ex\u00adpen\u00adsive.\u201d<\/p>\n

THE SE\u00adCU\u00adRITY QUES\u00adTION<\/b><\/p>\n

Se\u00adcu\u00adrity threats ex\u00adtend beyond the Chi\u00adnese tele\u00adcom gi\u00adant as well, he added.<\/p>\n

Sim\u00adply put, the bet\u00adter our net\u00adwork and the more in\u00adter\u00adcon\u00adnected our world, the greater our vul\u00adner\u00ada\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adties to bad ac\u00adtors. Cur\u00adrent net\u00adworks are con\u00adstantly be\u00ading up\u00addated for se\u00adcu\u00adrity fea\u00adtures and novel vul\u00adner\u00ada\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adties in a 5G world are ex\u00adpected.<\/p>\n

The U.S. pres\u00adsure on Canada over Huawei goes back to for\u00admer pres\u00adi\u00addent Barack Obama\u2019s days, Par\u00adsons said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose are ma\u00adjor con\u00adcerns. One un\u00adder\u00adap\u00adpre\u00adci\u00adated thing is the huge vol\u00adume of data Cana\u00addi\u00adans send and use (that), in fact, passes through the U.S. be\u00adfore re-ar\u00adriv\u00ading back in Canada,\u201d he said. \u201cIf Amer\u00adi\u00adcans gen\u00aduinely do be\u00adlieve it\u2019s a na\u00adtional se\u00adcu\u00adrity threat, that could have a se\u00advere im\u00adpact here at home.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThose are ma\u00adjor con\u00adcerns. One un\u00adder\u00adap\u00adpre\u00adci\u00adated thing is the huge vol\u00adume of data Cana\u00addi\u00adans send and use (that), in fact, passes through the U.S. be\u00adfore re-ar\u00adriv\u00ading back in Canada,\u201d he said. \u201cIf Amer\u00adi\u00adcans gen\u00aduinely do be\u00adlieve it\u2019s a na\u00adtional se\u00adcu\u00adrity threat, that could have a se\u00advere im\u00adpact here at home.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtions Se\u00adcu\u00adrity Es\u00adtab\u00adlish\u00adment (CSE) part\u00adners with the de\u00adpart\u00adment of Pub\u00adlic Safety, Global Af\u00adfairs Canada and In\u00adno\u00adva\u00adtion, Sci\u00adence and Eco\u00adnomic De\u00advel\u00adop\u00adment to work to\u00adgether to ex\u00adam\u00adine the emer\u00adgent tech and as\u00adso\u00adci\u00adated se\u00adcu\u00adrity and eco\u00adnomic con\u00adcerns.<\/p>\n

The CSE said it could not com\u00adment on spe\u00adcific com\u00adpa\u00adnies but pointed to the govern\u00adment\u2019s on\u00adgo\u00ading se\u00adcu\u00adrity re\u00adview of 5G<\/p>\n

\u201cMany coun\u00adtries, our al\u00adlies in par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar, have been tak\u00ading a close look at this mat\u00adter for some time. The is\u00adsues are well un\u00adder\u00adstood,\u201d said Evan Koronewski, CSE me\u00addia spokesper\u00adson. \u201cWe will be tak\u00ading ap\u00adpro\u00adpri\u00adate de\u00adci\u00adsions in due course. We will en\u00adsure that our net\u00adworks are kept safe for Cana\u00addi\u00adans.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the U.K., Huawei equip\u00adment is de\u00adployed only af\u00adter it is eval\u00adu\u00adated by the U.K.\u2019S Na\u00adtional Cy\u00adber Se\u00adcu\u00adrity Cen\u00adtre. Find\u00adings pre\u00adsented in a 2019 re\u00adport to the U.K.\u2019S na\u00adtional se\u00adcu\u00adrity ad\u00adviser stated that Huawei is grossly in\u00adse\u00adcure and poses \u201csig\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcantly in\u00adcreased risk to U.K. op\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rogers Com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtions part\u00adnered with UBC to ad\u00advance its 5G re\u00adsearch and avoided some of the se\u00adcu\u00adrity ques\u00adtions by us\u00ading in\u00adfra\u00adstruc\u00adture part\u00adner Eric\u00ads\u00adson. The com\u00adpany is plan\u00adning for a na\u00adtional com\u00admer\u00adcial de\u00adploy\u00adment of its 5G net\u00adwork \u2014 more of the first stage, to which Par\u00adsons al\u00adludes \u2014 in 2020.<\/p>\n

Rogers Com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtions part\u00adnered with UBC to ad\u00advance its 5G re\u00adsearch and avoided some of the se\u00adcu\u00adrity ques\u00adtions by us\u00ading in\u00adfra\u00adstruc\u00adture part\u00adner Eric\u00ads\u00adson. The com\u00adpany is plan\u00adning for a na\u00adtional com\u00admer\u00adcial de\u00adploy\u00adment of its 5G net\u00adwork \u2014 more of the first stage, to which Par\u00adsons al\u00adludes \u2014 in 2020.<\/p>\n

Other play\u00aders in the mar\u00adket may ea\u00adgerly await\u00ading the fed\u00aderal govern\u00adment\u2019s Huawei de\u00adci\u00adsion. Bell and Telus, for in\u00adstance, have \u201csub\u00adstan\u00adtive\u201d in\u00advest\u00adments in Huawei, Par\u00adsons said.<\/p>\n

Huawei is able to pro\u00adduce equip\u00adment at a cheaper cost than its com\u00adpeti\u00adtors as it is sub\u00adsi\u00addized by the Chi\u00adnese state, he ex\u00adplained. The Chi\u00adnese tele\u00adcom is ahead of the curve and stands to reap huge eco\u00adnomic ben\u00ade\u00adfits and es\u00adtab\u00adlish it\u00adself as a tech\u00adno\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal pow\u00ader\u00adhouse, ac\u00adcord\u00ading to global re\u00adports.<\/p>\n

\u201cRip\u00adping out in\u00adfra\u00adstruc\u00adture is not easy. Not with\u00adout spend\u00ading bil\u00adlions of dol\u00adlars,\u201d he ex\u00adplained.<\/p>\n

BIG COUN\u00adTRY, BIG HUR\u00adDLES<\/b><\/p>\n

Canada will also have unique chal\u00adlenges when it comes to fully adopt\u00ading the prom\u00adise of 5G.<\/p>\n

Firstly, Par\u00adsons said there is a risk of slow\u00addown be\u00adcause of push\u00adback from mu\u00adnic\u00adi\u00adpal\u00adi\u00adties. To get speeds at 500 times the cur\u00adrent phone stan\u00addard, thou\u00adsands of small 5G tow\u00aders would have to be in\u00adstalled in ev\u00adery city.<\/p>\n

Firstly, Par\u00adsons said there is a risk of slow\u00addown be\u00adcause of push\u00adback from mu\u00adnic\u00adi\u00adpal\u00adi\u00adties. To get speeds at 500 times the cur\u00adrent phone stan\u00addard, thou\u00adsands of small 5G tow\u00aders would have to be in\u00adstalled in ev\u00adery city.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere can you put these tow\u00aders? How quickly can they be de\u00adployed? Com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adties want 5G speed, but they don\u2019t want tow\u00aders sit\u00adting around them,\u201d he said. \u201cUr\u00adban en\u00advi\u00adron\u00adments may present a chal\u00adlenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mean\u00adwhile, Canada is large. That means it could be a very long time be\u00adfore ar\u00adeas out\u00adside of ur\u00adban cen\u00adtres will have 5G ser\u00advice, Par\u00adsons said.<\/p>\n

The hype and prom\u00adises around 5G are ex\u00adcit\u00ading. For ex\u00adam\u00adple, a re\u00admote com\u00admu\u00adnity in B.C. could have a surgery per\u00adformed re\u00admotely by a doc\u00adtor con\u00adtrol\u00adling the sur\u00adgi\u00adcal tools from Win\u00adnipeg.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut that\u2019s only pos\u00adsi\u00adble if Win\u00adnipeg and that north\u00adern com\u00admu\u00adnity had 5G in\u00adfra\u00adstruc\u00adture in\u00adstalled,\u201d Par\u00adsons said. \u201cThat\u2019s ex\u00adpen\u00adsive and it\u2019s shared.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTHE AD\u00adVAN\u00adTAGES OF 5G TAKE PLACE WHEN THE EN\u00adTIRETY OF THE BACK NET\u00adWORKS AND CORE IN\u00adFRA\u00adSTRUC\u00adTURE IS UP\u00adDATED. THAT TAKES TIME AND IT IS EX\u00adPEN\u00adSIVE.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTHE AD\u00adVAN\u00adTAGES OF 5G TAKE PLACE WHEN THE EN\u00adTIRETY OF THE BACK NET\u00adWORKS AND CORE IN\u00adFRA\u00adSTRUC\u00adTURE IS UP\u00adDATED. THAT TAKES TIME AND IT IS EX\u00adPEN\u00adSIVE.\u201d<\/p>\n

Christopher Par\u00adsons, Ci\u00adti\u00adzen Lab , Uni\u00adver\u00adsity of Toronto on ramp\u00ading up 5G tech\u00adnol\u00adogy in a mas\u00adsive coun\u00adtry like Canada<\/p>\n

The Uni\u00adver\u00adsity of Bri\u00adtish Columbia<\/b> an\u00adnounced this week it\u2019s be\u00adcome the first uni\u00adver\u00adsity in North Amer\u00adica to cross the fin\u00adish line by be\u00adcom\u00ading a \u201csmart cam\u00adpus\u201d that will func\u00adtion as a testk\u00aditchen of sorts for 5G ap\u00adpli\u00adca\u00adtions in a \u201creal-life\u201d set\u00adting.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith 5G at our doorstep, we\u2019re fo\u00adcused on bring\u00ading to\u00adgether Canada\u2019s bright\u00adest minds to re\u00adsearch, in\u00adcu\u00adbate and com\u00admer\u00adcial\u00adize ap\u00adpli\u00adca\u00adtions that will trans\u00adform the way we live and work,\u201d said Jorge Fer\u00adnan\u00addes, chief tech\u00adnol\u00adogy of\u00adfi\u00adcer with Rogers Com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtions.<\/p>\n

But Canada still has a loom\u00ading de\u00adci\u00adsion to make.<\/p>\n

If this coun\u00adtry wants to be on the fore\u00adfront of de\u00adploy\u00ading the next gen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion of the in\u00adter\u00adnet, the govern\u00adment must de\u00adcide whether it will ban Chi\u00adnese tele\u00adcom gi\u00adant Huawei from build\u00ading it in Canada, one re\u00adsearcher says.<\/p>\n

THE POL\u00adI\u00adTICS AT PLAY<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the things af\u00adfect\u00ading the rate at which 5G is de\u00adployed is cer\u00adtain to be how, and if, the govern\u00adment will al\u00adlow Huawei into the Cana\u00addian tele\u00adcom struc\u00adture,\u201d said Christopher Par\u00adsons, se\u00adnior re\u00adsearcher at Ci\u00adti\u00adzen Lab at the Uni\u00adver\u00adsity of Toronto\u2019s Munk School.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the things af\u00adfect\u00ading the rate at which 5G is de\u00adployed is cer\u00adtain to be how, and if, the govern\u00adment will al\u00adlow Huawei into the Cana\u00addian tele\u00adcom struc\u00adture,\u201d said Christopher Par\u00adsons, se\u00adnior re\u00adsearcher at Ci\u00adti\u00adzen Lab at the Uni\u00adver\u00adsity of Toronto\u2019s Munk School.<\/p>\n

Par\u00adsons pointed to for\u00admer pub\u00adlic safety min\u00adis\u00adter Ralph Goodale\u2019s com\u00adments that the de\u00adci\u00adsion would come down af\u00adter the fed\u00aderal elec\u00adtion.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a de\u00adci\u00adsion that\u2019s par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlarly charged, as it pro\u00advides a foun\u00adda\u00adtion for re\u00adla\u00adtions with China, the United States and Canada\u2019s global al\u00adlies.<\/p>\n

Aus\u00adtralia, New Zealand and the United States have al\u00adready blocked Huawei\u2019s 5G equip\u00adment, cit\u00ading con\u00adcerns it may en\u00adable sur\u00adveil\u00adlance by the Chi\u00adnese govern\u00adment \u2014 a charge the com\u00adpany ve\u00adhe\u00admently de\u00adnies. The Trump ad\u00admin\u00adis\u00adtra\u00adtion has been pres\u00adsur\u00ading Canada to ban Huawei from its net\u00adworks.<\/p>\n

Meng Wanzhou, chief fi\u00adnan\u00adcial of\u00adfi\u00adcer of Huawei Tech\u00adnolo\u00adgies, was ar\u00adrested in Van\u00adcou\u00adver in De\u00adcem\u00adber 2018 on an ex\u00adtra\u00addi\u00adtion re\u00adquest by the United States. The Chi\u00adnese govern\u00adment then ar\u00adrested Cana\u00addi\u00adans Michael Spa\u00advor and Michael Kovrig on vague charges re\u00adlated to na\u00adtional se\u00adcu\u00adrity.<\/p>\n

They also tough\u00adened the sen\u00adtence of a Cana\u00addian held on drug charges \u2014 chang\u00ading a 15-year pri\u00adson sen\u00adtence to the death sen\u00adtence \u2014 and blocked Cana\u00addian canola ex\u00adports to China.<\/p>\n

They also tough\u00adened the sen\u00adtence of a Cana\u00addian held on drug charges \u2014 chang\u00ading a 15-year pri\u00adson sen\u00adtence to the death sen\u00adtence \u2014 and blocked Cana\u00addian canola ex\u00adports to China.<\/p>\n

In July, Goodale said that Canada needed more in\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adtion from the United States about the na\u00adture of the po\u00adten\u00adtial se\u00adcu\u00adrity threat the U.S. be\u00adlieves the com\u00adpany poses be\u00adfore mak\u00ading a de\u00adci\u00adsion. Goodale has since lost his seat in Oc\u00adto\u00adber\u2019s elec\u00adtion and cab\u00adi\u00adnet min\u00adis\u00adters are not ex\u00adpected to be an\u00adnounced un\u00adtil Nov. 20.<\/p>\n

THE TWO WAVES OF 5G<\/b><\/p>\n

Mean\u00adwhile, Par\u00adsons said there\u2019s a \u201crou\u00adtine\u201d con\u00adfu\u00adsion when it comes to un\u00adder\u00adstand\u00ading 5G.<\/p>\n

There are two stages: As part of the first, up\u00adgrades have al\u00adready im\u00adproved our ex\u00adist\u00ading 4G net\u00adworks, al\u00adlow\u00ading our de\u00advices to move much faster, let\u00adting us share greater vol\u00adumes of dig\u00adi\u00adtal data and mak\u00ading cer\u00adtain tech\u00adnol\u00adogy, such as aug\u00admented re\u00adal\u00adity, pos\u00adsi\u00adble.<\/p>\n

The other stage lies fur\u00adther into the fu\u00adture, and is the sub\u00adject of much of the 5G hype. It\u2019s the stuff of self-driv\u00ading cars, smart ci\u00adties and au\u00adton\u00ado\u00admous sur\u00adgi\u00adcal units. Par\u00adsons said it will take Canada at least 10 years to get there.<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/vancouver\/2019\/11\/05\/ubc-shows-canadas-5g-future-awaits-if-it-can-navigate-the-politics-of-huawei-china-and-donald-trumps-america.html<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.pressreader.com\/canada\/starmetro-vancouver\/20191107\/281479278227196\/textview<\/a><\/p>\n

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