Shutdown of U.S. government may delay rollout 5G

The US government has now been closed for 24 days, which could have a major impact on the attempt to become a world leader in the field of 5G and other innovative technologies. That’s what experts are warning about, says IT Pro Portal.

Cinnamon Rogers, the senior vice president of governments affairs at the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), says in a statement that the FCC now has no more money and cannot approve new devices. According to Rogers, the unavailability of this process will have a serious and negative impact on the adoption of new connected devices that are designed to enable 5G deployment and the entire ecosystem of next generation technologies that will support 5G.

Rogers now proposes to solve the immediate problem by keeping the equipment authorisation system active during a shutdown, similar to other systems that are now available. “To ensure that the Commission retains the right to approve devices after the shutdown ends, the TIA supports the idea of activating the FCC’s 30-day review period when the organisation’s entire operations are resumed.

Permanent solutions

Rogers also suggests permanent solutions. This includes a lengthy process for the FCC that will ‘probably’ remove a number of categories of equipment that have little risk of getting direct FCC approval. In addition, he proposes to allow automatic certificates from certified third parties.

Rogers indicates that the United States has the most innovative communications technology companies in the world. “And while the FCC has made progress in recent years, the device authorisation process now needs to be reformed to prevent damage during shutdowns. In the future, such companies should be allowed to bring new technologies to American consumers as soon as possible.”