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5G is expected to become the connectivity infrastructure that will pave the way for new product and services, such as the Internet of Things (IoT) or industrial robotics (Photo: Christoph Scholz)

EU to unveil 5G 'toolbox' to tackle security threats

While 3G made mobile internet possible and 4G allowed mobile broadband, 5G is expected to become the connectivity infrastructure that will pave the way for new product and services, such as self-driving cars or industrial robotics.

"Europe is not behind in 5G. We have not lost the race," the director for the Future Networks Directorate of the European Commission, Pearse O'Donohue, told MEPs from the European Parliament's security committee on Wednesday (22 January).

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

5G is expected to become the connectivity infrastructure that will pave the way for new product and services, such as the Internet of Things (IoT) or industrial robotics (Photo: Christoph Scholz)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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