Turning an ‘Evolutionary’ 5G Wireless Technology Into an International Race is Purely Political, Says Tom Wheeler
WASHINGTON, July 24, 2019 – Former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler doused cold water on the increasingly growing hype surrounding the 5G wireless standard at a Brookings Institution event on Wednesday. Instead, he said, 5G deployment will be an evolutionary process. And the no
Tom Wheeler, Chairman of the FCC, speaking at a press briefing November 15 on priorities at the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15). Delegations from over 160 countries are meeting for the month-long conference which is being held November 2-27 in Geneva, Switzerland. Together they will revise and update the worlds Radio Regulations, a treaty that governs the allocation and use of radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbital locations. These mutually agreed regulations affect literally every wireless device and system on Earth (and beyond), from WiFi to weather satellites and everything in between. The United States has sent over 170 experts from every area of industry and government. U.S. Mission Photo/Eric Bridiers
WASHINGTON, July 24, 2019 – Former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler doused cold water on the increasingly growing hype surrounding the 5G wireless standard at a Brookings Institution event on Wednesday.
