'Pathetic' performance has left U.S. 'well behind' China in 5G race, ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt says
Eric Schmidt, former chairman and CEO at Google. John Lamparski | Getty Images The U.S. governments dithering has left the country well behind China in the race to build out 5G technology, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said, as he urged Washington to step up investment in the next-generation internet technology.