Britain will now totally remove 5G from it's Network by 2023

[CCbaxter]

Originally Posted by Chowhound

Good.

One of the biggest mistakes our government allowed to happen. Generally I'm a free markets guy but that has to get revisited and modified somewhat.

Btw, F the Chinese government.

So you aren’t really a “free markets guy”. If I can get something made cheaper in China why shouldn’t I do that to maximize return to my shareholders?

[thecoalman]

Originally Posted by CCbaxter

So you aren’t really a “free markets guy”. If I can get something made cheaper in China why shouldn’t I do that to maximize return to my shareholders?

The free market takes a back seat to the security of critical infrastructure. Chinese electronics made by Huawei and Chinese operators are so embedded in the Philippines electric grid they can simply turn the power off.


Any advanced nation is targeting the infrastructure of other countries. Water, power grids, so on and so forth. Communications is just as important if not the most important one because those other systems can break down without it or be broken into with it. Why in the world would you invite them through the front door?

[CCbaxter]

Originally Posted by thecoalman

The free market takes a back seat to the security of critical infrastructure. Chinese electronics made by Huawei and Chinese operators are so embedded in the Philippines electric grid they can simply turn the power off.


Any advanced nation is targeting the infrastructure of other countries. Water, power grids, so on and so forth. Communications is just as important if not the most important one because those other systems can break down without it or be broken into with it. Why in the world would you invite them through the front door?

My point is about free markets.

They aren’t patriotic, the don’t have empathy, they just don’t care.
Free markets have no morals....ever.

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by Brave New World

No it's not, as already sted in numerous media outlets including Guardian the UK is to reduce chinese involvement in it's telecoms 5G network to zero by 2023...

And that's not at all what the headline says.

[Chowhound]

Originally Posted by CCbaxter

So you aren’t really a “free markets guy”. If I can get something made cheaper in China why shouldn’t I do that to maximize return to my shareholders?

Critical items such as meds and other things along those lines should be made here, even if it's a bit more costly. For national securities sake.

Bottom line costs shouldn't always take precedence over security.