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Stakes Too High to Take Chances on 5G's Security, Says Pai

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai stressed the importance of 5G security in a speech Wednesday at the U.S.-India Business Council India Ideas Summit. “Implications are wide-ranging,” Pai said: “5G will affect our militaries, our industries, our critical infrastructure, and much more.…

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The procurement and deployment decisions made now will have a generational impact on our security, economy, and society.” In the world of 5G, “We cannot afford to make risky choices and just hope for the best,” Pai said. “We must see clearly the threats to the security of our networks and act to address them. And the more that allies like the United States and India can work together and make security decisions based on shared principles, the safer that our 5G networks will be.”