DARPA's plan for a US-friendly 5G network
As trade and technology policy experts across the globe consider the implications of possibly unsecured equipment being built into 5G networks, the Defense Advanced Research and Projects Agency has a plan of its own.
The Open, Programmable, Secure 5G (OPS-5G) program will address the risk that 5G networks designed to support critical infrastructure and mobile communications are used for cyberespionage and cyberwarfare. It is based on a portable, open-source, standards-compliant network stack for 5G mobile that is secure by design, DARPA said in broad agency announcement.
5G networks promise up to 100 times more bandwidth, 1,000 times greater network capacity for more connections with less latency. The technology will be foundational for smart cities, autonomous vehicles, industrial automation, medicine, augmented and virtual reality and a host of military applications.
The security risks of 5G have been well documented. Some critical network equipment is manufactured in China, the hardware and software are integrated, systems are proprietary and opaque – not to mention the massive numbers of unsecured devices expected to connect to 5G networks. All of which makes U.S. policy makers extremely cautious about transmitting sensitive information over 5G networks.
DARPA's OPS-5G research into a U.S.-friendly ecosystem will focus on four tec ..
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