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Summary: They're not quite sure how, but Defense Department planners are pretty sure they want 5G as part of the future of their communications. Who doesn't? To help figure it out, last year the Pentagon began funding a research group called the National Spectrum Consortium. To learn what it's been up to, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with the consortium's chairman, Sal D'Itri. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices