ginerelFeb 12, 2024

The US government makes a $42 million bet on open cell networks

Open RAN gets a boost to fight Huawei’s global cellular lead.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/12/24070550/open-ran-standard-us-funding-5g-huawei

The US government makes a $42 million bet on open cell networks

A new US government grant would form a testing ground to prove that the open cellular equipment standard Open RAN can work and counter Huawei’s global dominance.

The Verge
Show threadYer Ma
Tax payers paying to develop something for giant corporations to use freely… again
Feb 12, 2024 at 9:00pmWeb
Show threadspiderFeb 12, 2024
…as if pharmaceuticals weren’t enough.
Show threadYer MaFeb 12, 2024
I don’t have enough pharmaceuticals
Show threadlostmypasswordanewFeb 12, 2024
Um what? Since when are open standards that allow vendor interoperability a bad thing?