... these things politically sensitive. Sometimes, this happens by force. These technologies do not have any political affiliation.
5G
technology is currently in the process of identifying a leading standard. The country that formulates this standard has the ... ... manufacturers and customers. Accelerated development via governmental contracts (as with facial recognition systems in China and Russia) may not bring results beyond a specific narrow area. Thus far, algorithms do not transfer well from one task to another....
... United States has given up a significant amount of ground in this respect, yet China is still lagging behind in many areas. Russia's potential remains great, and significant breakthroughs have been seen in Europe and Japan. There are certain “islands” ... ... a far more complicated picture than the one we observed during the Cold War.
Why are politicians paying so much attention to 5G technologies, developments in artificial intelligence and quantum computing?
Ivan Timofeev:
The Case Against Huawei: Stigmatize ...
... Western high-tech companies would almost certainly do the same when it comes to Russia given its very poor image in those countries and the perceived Russian threat to those countries.
Thirdly, at a purely technical level there is nothing to suggest that Russia could build 5G infrastructure without importing most of the equipment. While Russia has a solid reputation in the software field, Russian manufacturing capacity and quality is not high. Russia’s efforts to promote the high-tech sector from the top have not been ...