17
December 2019
Past Event
The Role of Global Standards in the Battle for 5G Leadership

The Role of Global Standards in the Battle for 5G Leadership

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
December 17, 2019
17
December 2019
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
Susan Armstrong

Senior Vice President of Engineering, Qualcomm

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Thomas J. Duesterberg

Senior Fellow

John Neuffer

CEO, Semiconductor Industry Association

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Harold Furchtgott-Roth

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for the Economics of the Internet

Robert Strayer

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber and International Communications and Information Policy, U.S. Department of State

Jeremie Waterman

President of China Center, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

While the United States and its allies dominated the race for 3G and 4G cellular infrastructure and the applications enabled by those technologies, they are now being challenged by China for control of crucial 5G systems. 5G technology is increasingly important in mobile communications and related technologies such as artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, and the internet of things.

However, recent U.S. export control regulations on 5G technologies are hampering many U.S. companies from participating in meetings of international standard-setting bodies, potentially leaving the field exposed to aggressive Chinese firms like Huawei.

Hudson Institute will host a panel of experts to consider the economic and political ramifications of Chinese efforts to control standard-setting and the national security concerns that limit U.S. participation in these processes.

NOTE: This event is open to the press. All members of the media should RSVP to press@hudson.org.

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