The conspiracy theories are so intense that anti-5G movements have started in various countries in recent months. Some have developed a theory linking 5G to the Covid-19 pandemic, reports Joydev. An exclusive for Different Truths.

The only headline that has dominated media houses since the last 90 days is about the Novel Coronavirus that has turned into a global pandemic, disrupting lives and livelihoods across the globe. News of Covid-19 from every corner of the world is making headlines, surpassing the technological developments going around the world. Surprisingly, the next generation of mobile broadband, i.e., 5G has made some news recently because of some conspiracies revolving around it.

News of Covid-19 from every corner of the world is making headlines, surpassing the technological developments going around the world. Surprisingly, the next generation of mobile broadband, i.e., 5G has made some news recently because of some conspiracies revolving around it.

The Conspiracy

The conspiracy theories are so intense that anti-5G movements have started in various countries in recent months. Some have developed a theory linking 5G to the Covid-19 pandemic. They argue, for example, that the spread of the virus from China’s Wuhan, the epicentre of the pandemic is linked to a large number of towers in the country. In some places, the theory was so strongly believed that people set fire to telecommunication towers in Belgium, the Netherlands, and recently in Québec. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned the public about the misinformation related to 5G telephone networks that viruses do not circulate over radio waves and the networks do not spread Covid-19.

Major Developments

Despite the misinformed reports, rumours, and under-reporting of news related to 5G, some countries have taken massive steps during the pandemic and have been quietly pressing ahead with its implementation. Back in March, China announced that telecom carriers are planning to build at least 500,000 5G base stations, in 2020.

Despite the misinformed reports, rumours, and under-reporting of news related to 5G, some countries have taken massive steps during the pandemic and have been quietly pressing ahead with its implementation. Back in March, China announced that telecom carriers are planning to build at least 500,000 5G base stations, in 2020. White House too issued a national strategy in March to deal with the security challenges that 5G represents. These developments are not surprising as the pandemic has although disrupted businesses, it hasn’t stopped them. Rather, they need to deploy 5G at a faster rate has been felt during the lockdown as a vast majority of the population was forced to work from home.

5G – The Way Ahead

The fifth-generation (5G) cellular is on the edge to transform the ICT industry through massively scaled Internet of Things (IoT) networks, substantially enhanced mobility services, and the support it provides to critical apps and services through ultra-low latency communication. With substantially greater bandwidth and low latency, 5G supports many contemporary apps and services such as untethered Virtual Reality and anytime, anywhere telepresence. With the growing use of 5G, the need to uphold the privacy and security responsibilities also rises. Many leading companies like Palo Alto Networks, Cylance Inc. (Blackberry), etc. are looking to capitalize on the market for securing 5G based systems, networks, services, and applications.

Some Stats

A recent report, named ‘5G Security Market by Technology, Solution, Category, Software, Services, and Industry Vertical Support 2020 – 2025’ or commonly known as 5G Security Market report evaluates 5G threat landscapes and provides technologies and solutions to secure platforms, network, data, devices, and applications.

A recent report, named ‘5G Security Market by Technology, Solution, Category, Software, Services, and Industry Vertical Support 2020 – 2025’ or commonly known as 5G Security Market report evaluates 5G threat landscapes and provides technologies and solutions to secure platforms, network, data, devices, and applications. The report also includes detailed forecasts of the 5G security market for all major technologies, solutions, industry verticals, and service types from 2020-2025. Some of its observations are:

• The 5G security market will reach US$6.5B globally by 2025.
• Infrastructure security will be one of the leading segments with US$2.56B in revenue.
• Communications security will be the fastest-growing segment at 49.2% GACR.
• North America will lead the business and is projected to reach US$2.9B by 2025.

5 G’s Fight against Covid-19

On a report, Forbes mentioned that how modern-day technologies like Artificial

Intelligence, the internet of things, and data science are being leveraged to track the increasing cases of COVID, deliver medical supplies, and develop new drugs. It is important to note that all these cutting-edge technologies, the AI system, in particular, uses the Internet to work. 5G connections also allow organisations fighting against the pandemic to exchange huge amounts of data using cloud services. We shouldn’t overlook that the network speed, especially of 5G has an inevitable role to play in the success of these technologies.

While the pandemic will have a huge negative impact on many businesses, others, like the AI-driven systems, those who offer chatbots for automatic information sharing, and those in the cybersecurity market are likely to profit from the crisis. 

While the pandemic will have a huge negative impact on many businesses, others, like the AI-driven systems, those who offer chatbots for automatic information sharing, and those in the cybersecurity market are likely to profit from the crisis.

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