US cyber diplomat urges telcos globally to follow Jio's 5G model

I think the lesson of Reliance Jio is that there's nothing mystical about 5G technology, says Robert L Strayer

The United States is urging telecom operators around the world to follow the Reliance Jio template of developing homegrown 5G solutions, while delivering stinging criticism against Chinese telecom giant Huawei and the consequences of "untrusted" Chinese components in 5G infrastructure.

"I think the lesson of Reliance Jio is that there's nothing mystical about 5G technology. It has the same types of components that 4G technology has; it's just evolved to another level," Robert L Strayer, a top US cyber diplomat, told IANS.

Strayer was offering the US assessment of Jio's 100 per cent Made-in-India 5G solution, announced July 15 by Reliance chairman