Huawei, 5G, and the Man Who Conquered Noise
▻https://www.wired.com/story/huawei-5g-polar-codes-data-breakthrough
How an obscure Turkish scientist’s obscure theoretical breakthrough helped the Chinese tech giant gain control of the future. US telecoms never had a chance. “The city of Shenzhen in July. The weather is hot, the trees brimming with life … ” So begins the baritone voice-over in a video shot in the summer of 2018 by the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei and posted to YouTube. It chronicles a corporate event in the slightly corny style of a 1960s educational film, starting with aerial (...)
