US President Donal Trump has sparked fresh concussion over the emerging telecom technologies after making off the cuff remarks about the 6G connectivity during the public event with Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon. During a television interaction, Trump appeared to combine next-generation wireless networks with camera resolution, joking that 6G might offer “a deeper view into somebody’s skin.”
Trump went on to claim that he had been a leader on 5G during his presidency, questioning why the industry continues advancing from 5G to 6G and even beyond. However, experts state that the sixth generation wireless standards are still in early development and relate to mobile connectivity, not imaging and display technology.
Trump has a history of making inaccurate or confusing statements about science and technology. In the past, he urged US companies to adopt 5G or even 6G as soon as possible, suggested tariffs were paid by foreign governments rather than American consumers and incorrectly linked Moon to Marks. He also publicly pressed Apple to help deploy 5G networks despite the company not being a telecom operator.
“So we’re into 6G now, yeesh. 5G — I was a leader on 5G, getting that done, and now they’re up to 6. What does that do, give you a little bit deeper view into somebody’s skin? See how perfect it is. I liked the cameras of the old days. Sort of just had a nice feature. Now they cover every little, let’s see Michael, you’re in good shape, you’re not going to… but I tell you… so the six is coming, hunh? It’s coming,” he said as quoted by The Verge.
Under Trump’s administration, the government approved the T-Mobile and Sprint merger, opened additional spectrum for telecom firms, and restricted some Chinese equipment from US 5G systems. His FCC also rolled back net neutrality protections and recently moved to eliminate broadband “nutrition labels” intended to help consumers understand fees and service terms.