White House calls 5G network rollout a national security priority

The White House has listed 5G network rollout as a national security priority in the US. The detail comes from the newly released National Security Strategy Report for December 2017, specifically from “Pillar II: Promote American Prosperity.” In a section called “Improved American Infrastructure” found on page 19, the White House says that 5G Internet will be deployed across the nation in order to “improve America’s digital infrastructure.”

This section of the report focuses on the economy, saying that, “Economic security is national security.” In the report, the White House lists “priority actions” that are aimed at “rejuvenating the US economy.” The deployment of 5G network capabilities is one of those priority actions in the sense that it falls under the infrastructure improvement priority.

“Federal, state, and local governments will work together with private industry to improve our airports, seaports and waterways, roads and railways, transit systems, and telecommunications,” the report states. Only two specific improvements are listed: the launch of 5G network capabilities across the US and using “our strategic advantage as a leading natural gas producer to transform transportation and manufacturing.”