Pentagon urged to work with industry on 5G network development
The U.S. Department of Defense has reviewed responses to a controversial RFI that some interpreted as a move to build a national 5G network.
The U.S. Department of Defense has reviewed responses to a controversial RFI that some interpreted as a move to build a national 5G network.
The Federal Aviation Administration and commercial aviation trade group have raised concerns that 5G deployment could cause interference to civil and military aircraft.
The plan taps the CIO as the lead on the issue in the future and establishes a 5G cross-functional team.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are concerned about reports that the Pentagon plans to build a 5G network. The department denies the plan.
The U.S. Defense Department awarded other transaction authority contracts to Microsoft, IBM, Intel and Qorvo.
The Department of Defense announced experiments for several different 5G projects at five bases across the country.
The telecom giant will provide 5G and networking-as-a-service capabilities.
Source selection is complete for a 5G prototype that will be used to test mobile C2 capabilities.