Huawei, 5G Network and Digital Geopolitics

Year 2020, Volume: 2 Issue: 4 (Çin Özel Sayısı), 113 - 135, 21.08.2020

Gökhan Tekir

Abstract

The new global competition between the United States of America (USA) and China is shaped on the access into the flows of the networks. This competition particularly intensified on 5G networks. China has already surpassed the USA in the development of 5G technology with its trademark company Huawei and has stepped up its efforts to reach global market. While China lays out infrastructure projects such as railways or roads to develop physical connectivity among countries, it also emphasizes building digital connectivity. It started to build fiber cable networks for the countries, which legged behind in terms of digital infrastructure. In addition to these countries, Huawei expanded into European countries, which want to upgrade its domestic 5G networks. U.S. government perceives China’s technological reach as a security risks toward infrastructure networks. Hence, it intensified its efforts to restrict Huawei’s access to global market. Thus, instead of striving to control of a particular territory, the USA and China seeks to gain influence over networks, hubs, and services. Although China and the USA are main actors, this confrontation includes regional bodies such as the European Union (EU) and multinational companies.

Keywords

Networks, Digital Geopolitics, , 5G, Huawei, China, the USA

Huawei, 5G Network and Digital Geopolitics

Abstract

Amerika Birleşik Devletleri (ABD) ve Çin arasındaki yeni küresel rekabet ağların akışlarına erişim noktasında şekillenmektedir. Bu rekabet özellikle 5G ağları üzerinde yoğunlaşmaktadır. Çin zaten ABD’yi 5G teknolojisi geliştirme konusunda, marka şirketi Huawei ile geçmişti ve küresel pazara açılma çabalarını artırdı. Çin ülkeler arası fiziksel bağlantıları genişletmek için yol ve demir yolu inşası gibi altyapı projelerini inşa ederken, dijital bağlantıları geliştirmeyi de ön plana almıştır. Çin dijital altyapı açısından az gelişmiş ülkelerde fiber optik kablo inşa etmeyi başlamıştır. Bu ülkelerin yanı sıra, Huawei, kendi 5G teknolojilerini geliştirmek isteyen Avrupa ülkelerine de yayılmıştır. ABD hükümeti Çin’in teknolojik genişlemesini altyapı ağlarına yönelik bir güvenlik tehditi olarak algılamıştır. Bundan dolayı, Huawei’nin küresel pazara girişini engelleme çabalarını yoğunlaştırdı. Böylece, herhangi bir toprak parçasını kontrol etmekten ziyade ABD ve Çin ağlar, merkezler ve servisler üzerinde etkili olmaya çabalamaktadır. Çin ve ABD bu mücadelenini ana aktörleri olmakla birlikte, bu karşılaşma Avrupa Birliği (AB) ve çok uluslu şirketleri de içine almaktadır.

Keywords

Ağlar, Dijital Jeopolitik, 5G, Huawei, Çin, ABD

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