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Bell, Telus to use Nokia and Ericsson, not Huawei, in building their 5G networks

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Re: Bell, Telus to use Nokia and Ericsson, not Huawei, in building their 5G networks

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has anyone had to hear their crazy relatives go on about the dangers of 5G? Is there some penultimate youtube video or resource to point people to to assuage their fears?

People talk about it on social media. I have yet to encounter anyone in the wild mentioning it. It’s just one of those things that a small minority latch on to and the internet gives them a loudspeaker.

Re: Bell, Telus to use Nokia and Ericsson, not Huawei, in building their 5G networks

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For a long period of time, these companies would not publicly commit to going ahead without Huawei for 5G, and despite pressure from the US (and warnings from CSIS), the Canadian government still has not made an announcement about whether Huawei would be restricted as a supplier.

Many Canadians were frustrated by this, feeling like they didn't want Huawei networks but that they weren't being heard.

It occurs to me now that had any of those steps been taken before reaching a deal with Ericsson, it would have given Ericsson a much stronger bargaining position and they probably could have charged a lot more.

This isn't the first time where I've felt frustrated, unheard, and kept in the dark, only to later realize that there may have been important considerations that I just wasn't aware of.

Re: Bell, Telus to use Nokia and Ericsson, not Huawei, in building their 5G networks

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I'm as much a proponent of free trade as the next guy, but I do think there's a strong argument for trying to build and maintaining one's own infrastructure whenever possible, even if it's a bit more expensive. Not just for national security concerns, but because they're big domestic projects and it's nice to have to the talent and knowledge at home.

Re: Bell, Telus to use Nokia and Ericsson, not Huawei, in building their 5G networks

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For the unfamiliar, these are the bigger 2 of the big 3 ISPs in Canada. The basically own most of the actual telecommunication infrastructure, Rogers got some but not much.

As the article mentions, Rogers already had a long-standing partnership with Ericsson and was already going ahead with them.

Re: Bell, Telus to use Nokia and Ericsson, not Huawei, in building their 5G networks

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has anyone had to hear their crazy relatives go on about the dangers of 5G? Is there some penultimate youtube video or resource to point people to to assuage their fears?

ElectroBoom has a great video that goes in depth about the electromagnetic spectrum, what 'Ionizing Radiation' is, and how EM interacts with humans, and is entertaining enough to keep you watching.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4pxw4tYeCU

Re: Bell, Telus to use Nokia and Ericsson, not Huawei, in building their 5G networks

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has anyone had to hear their crazy relatives go on about the dangers of 5G? Is there some penultimate youtube video or resource to point people to to assuage their fears?

A friend has some great stories of some relatives purchasing these lined coats for when it is rolled out.
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