Science board pushes DOD to adopt '5G first' policy, develop secure technologies and infrastructure

The Defense Department should accelerate the deployment of fifth-generation wireless technologies and develop secure, hardened systems that account for 5G's inherent security risks, including supply-chain vulnerabilities, according to a new Defense Science Board report.

The report, "Defense Applications of 5G Network Technology," was conducted by a DSB task force between November 2018 and March 2019. The study was led by former MITRE chief executive Alfred Grosso, who is listed as a "private consultant" under the study membership.

The executive...