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The future has to wait: 5G in Russia and the lack of elite consensus

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  • Janis Kluge

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Although the rollout of 5G in Russia has been much anticipated by both businesses and the government, progress in the introduction of the new standard came to a standstill by 2021. Key elite groups in business, the federal bureaucracy, and the security apparatus (the siloviki) have failed to agree on the rules for 5G. Major sticking points in the debate are the distribution of radio spectrum, the operators’ business model, and the degree of import substitution for 5G equipment. This article examines the bargaining among different elite actors over the new mobile communications standard. The foundering introduction of 5G illustrates a more general lack of agreement among Russia’s elites about the future direction of Russia’s economy. Negotiations are complicated by shrinking resources, the relative strengthening of the siloviki, and unrealistic aspirations to economic sovereignty in the digital sphere.

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  • Janis Kluge, 2021. "The future has to wait: 5G in Russia and the lack of elite consensus," Post-Soviet Affairs, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 37(5), pages 489-505, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpsaxx:v:37:y:2021:i:5:p:489-505
    DOI: 10.1080/1060586X.2021.1967071
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