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Politico (11 April 2021)

By Laurens Cerulus And John Hendel

Europe and the U.S. are still rushing to deploy 5G coverage in major cities — but that's not stopping them from trying to get ahead of trading rivals like China for the next big leap in telecommunications.

The race to develop so-called sixth generation technology, or 6G, is already under way even as the most optimistic of timelines put it at least a decade away. Tech powerhouses like China, as well as Korea, Japan and others are also in the mix to get there first.

As Western countries grapple with a halting 5G rollout and the emergence of Chinese companies like Huawei as dominant forces, they don't want to be caught napping twice.

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