1、ITIs 5G Policy Principles and 5G Essentials for Global Policymakers June 2020 www.itic.org June 2020 Promoting Innovation Worldwide2 Globally, the deployment of next generation communication networks has been an area of significant focus for policymakers. This increased attention is warranted, espec
2、ially given the promise that 5G technology holds for innovation, from precision agriculture to advances in telemedicine to the realized vision of smart cities. 5G will also have a tremendous economic impact. By one estimate, globally, 5G technology is expected to enable $13.2 trillion in economic ou
3、tput by 2035.1 In the United States alone, 5G is expected to generate up to $275 billion in infrastructure investment, thus creating approximately three million new jobs and boosting GDP by $500 billion annually.2 Beyond infrastructure investment, the use cases for 5G are projected to generate signi
4、ficant economic growth. In particular, the increased speed, capacity, and functionality of 5G networks will help to enable the next generation of data- enabled innovations such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI). 5G networks will enable increased speeds and staggering a
5、mounts of data mobile traffic is expected to grow by a factor of 4 from 38 exabytes in 2019 to 160 exabytes per month in 2025 (exabyte = one billion gigabytes).3 The implications of these numbers are significant not only because 5G will power the next wave of data-driven innovations, but also becaus
6、e of implications for individual privacy, national security, technological leadership, and economic competitiveness. Thus, with the promise of 5G comes a host of policy opportunities and challenges that policymakers worldwide need to balance. As the premier technology trade association with a presen