ABSTRACT:
Over the years several mobile wireless technologies have evolved with incremental improvements in spectral efficiency, data transmission rates, capacity, latency and quality of service (QoS) metrics, however they are limited in driving a pervasive connected world of Internet of Things (IoT). To address these technical challenges, the Fifth Generation (5G) mobile technology was proposed to roll out in 2020.But new technologies of information and communication pose ethical challenges and dilemmas, especially in developing economies such as Nigeria. In considering the benefits of the new technology, this article seeks to review the emergence of the 5G network while identifying its ethics of things in the context of concerns for public safety, penetration, access, regulatory and environmental implications. Using a detailed survey of the new 5G, a random interview of 50 students and 50 lecturers at the University of Nigeria and applying the nine principles of Stuckelberger’s theory of ethical consideration and balance in the information society, the article seeks to allay public fears emanating from wrong perceptions of the new technology in the developing world.
Keywords:
5G networks, internet of things (IoT), Ethics of Things (EoT), IMT-2020, Ethics,
