Opportunities and Risks of 5G Military Use in Europe

Abstract

This report focuses on U.S. military uses of the fifth-generation (5G) technology standard for cellular communications in a notional 2030 time frame, concentrating on a future smart logistics mission in the Baltics and surrounding countries. The report describes research conducted between April 2021 and February 2022 for the RAND Corporations National Defense Research Institute on Operational Risks and Opportunities of European 5G Use, sponsored by the Operate Through Program Lead of the 5G-to-NextG Initiative at the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. It is intended for policy-minded readers and decisionmakers and should be of interest to Joint decisionmakers with responsibilities for communications, emerging technologies, and logistics.

Document Details

• Document Type: Technical Report
• Publication Date: Mar 24, 2023
• Accession Number: AD1196751

Entities

People

• Bryce Downing
• Edward Geist
• James Dimarogonas
• Mary Lee
• Ryan Schwankhart
• Shane Manuel

Organizations

• RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms
• Autonomy
• Cyber
• Electronic Warfare
• Energy and Power Technologies
• Ground and Sea Platforms
• Materials and Manufacturing Processes
• Space
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• 4G Wireless Networks
• 5G Wireless Networks
• Aircrafts
• Cellular Networks
• Communication Systems
• Control Systems
• Frequency Bands
• Information Systems
• Military Applications
• Military Science
• Mobile Communications
• Mobile Phones
• Multiple Access
• National Security
• Network Science
• Unmanned Aerial Systems
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
• Warfare
• Wireless Communications

Fields of Study

• Political science

Readers

• Defense Technology Research and Development.
• East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union

Technology Areas

• 5G
• 5G - DoD 5G Program
• 5G - Internet of Things