President Trump Wants US To Win 5G Through Real Competition (bbc.com)

hackingbear writes: In a tweet, President Trump said he wanted "5G, and even 6G, technology in the United States as soon as possible. I want the United States to win through competition, not by blocking out currently more advanced technologies. American companies must step up their efforts, or get left behind." While he did not specifically mention China's Huawei, many interpreted the comments as Mr Trump taking a softer stance on the firm. The U.S. has been pressuring allies to block out the Chinese telecom giant from their future 5G mobile networks, but the tactic meets considerable resistance. "Mr. President. I cannot agree with you more. Our company is always ready to help build the real 5G network in the U.S., through competition," Huawei President Ken Hu replied in a tweet, mocking Trump's frequent usages of the word "real." Huawei is the second biggest holder of 5G patents after Samsung and the top contributor to the 5G standard, and is setting its sight on 6G.

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Re:Real competition? Trump?

[jellomizer]

Remember the adage of the broken clock. "Even a broken clock is right two times a day". I am by no means a Trump Supporter, I find this man to be to be the embodiment of evil, as his views and actions tend goes against everything that I have learned to be right and moral. However to stop myself from being angry and bitter all the time, I will have to ask myself what is my view on this particular issue, and how would I solve it, with the information I currently have at hand about it... And sometimes Trumps approach would match mine, So, I have to give him a point on that particular area.

Now that said, I agree We need strong Competion in the wireless speed race, so the standard isn't controlled by the Big boys in the Room such as American Telephone and Telegraph, there is a complication with Competition and Deploying Standards, which they are often trade-offs in each design. Method 1 may have greater range but slower speed, while method 2 has a Faster Speed but less of a range, They are methods that are in the middle. Some may have smaller range and slower speed, but is more easier managed, and components for receivers are cheaper. Some methods way work better in Rural areas with less volume, while others may work better in a crowded area. With True Competition, we are not going to have 5G, but a dozen of 5G's all incompatible with each other.
Often when standards are applied, they are rarely the best option out there, but the most balanced good enough out there.