That New Corporate 5G Internet: The June 8th, 2020 Edition of the Age of Ingenuity

Welcome to the June 8th, 2020 episode of the Age of Ingenuity.

Canada is fast rolling out new high speed 5G internet services. They’re expected to revolutionize the Canadian telecom industry and innovation capabilities and will cost $40Bln CDN or more. The funds will be distributed among the usual giant domestic and international suspects.

Sources cited during this episode include the following:

• The June 3rd, 2020 ZD Net post, "Canadian major telcos effectively lock Huawei out of 5G build."

• The June 4th, 2020 Canadian Press post, "Canadians living in China watch developments in Meng case closely."

• The June 5th, 2020 CBC News post, "State Department says U.S. will reassess intelligence-sharing with Canada if it lets Huawei into 5G."

• The February 15th, 2020 Global News post, "Most Canadians are wary of Huawei’s role in 5G. Here’s why some firms still favour it."

• The September 3rd, 2018 The Verge post, "US, UK, and other governments asks tech companies to build backdoors into encrypted devices.

• The February 2019 5G America's White Paper on "The Status of Open Source for 5G."

• The January 10th, 2020 Foreign Policy post, "China Isn’t the Only Problem With 5G."

• The 1942 American romantic drama film Casablanca. 

• The June 1st, 2020 CNet post, "How 5G will change your life."

• The March 25th, 2020 Whistle Out Post, "The WhistleOut 5G Wireless Guide for Canada (2020)."

• The December 3rd, 2019 CTV News post, "Lightning fast but a political minefield: the trouble with 5G in Canada."

• The November 2008 British Columbia Medical Journal post, "Is Living Near Power Lines Bad for our Health?"

• The October 21st, 2019 Federal government web-page on Wi-Fi.

• The October 17th, 2019 Scientific American post, “We Have No Reason to Believe 5G Is Safe."

• The March 5th, 2020 ZDNet post, "As 5G arrives, the biggest impact will be on business." 

• The undated 2020 IdeaCity website page.

"Age of Ingenuity" tracks Canada's "innovation ecosystem," the organizations, agencies and individuals attempting to turn innovative Canadian start-ups into world class, billion dollar "unicorns," able to anchor industries and create jobs.

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Producer and Host - Chuck Black

Host and Contributor - Brian Orlotti

Host and Contributor - Al Calder

Associate Producer and Contributor - John Penturn

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