Report: Federal Agencies Plan 5G Adoption But Cost, Cyber Raise Major Concerns

A new research study found that nearly 90 percent of Federal agencies plan to adopt 5G technology into their infrastructure to support mission imperatives, but challenges in cybersecurity and cost still cause major concerns.

The research study – entitled Enterprise to the Edge: Agency Guide to 5G and released by General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) – surveyed 500 officials from civilian, defense, and intelligence agencies to analyze the progress the Federal government is making to deploy 5G capabilities, the benefits and challenges agencies are expecting, and what mission impacts it will have.