Comments on: Open RAN Policy Coalition pushes network equipment interoperability https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/open-ran-policy-coalition-pushes-network-equipment-interoperability/ Covering 5G technology, systems, infrastructure and wireless design and development. Wed, 17 Jun 2020 18:53:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 By: Martin Rowe https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/open-ran-policy-coalition-pushes-network-equipment-interoperability/#comment-1815 Wed, 17 Jun 2020 18:53:44 +0000 https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/?p=16727#comment-1815 LightReading’s Mike Dano reports:

The US State Department is working to generate support for a new concept called “Integrated and Open Networks” (ION) that is basically a diluted version of open RAN. The agency’s goal is to attract big vendors like Nokia and Ericsson to the effort so that the US can provide an official, approved alternative to China’s Huawei on the international stage.

However, there doesn’t appear to be much momentum behind ION, based on my investigation into the topic.

Nonetheless, the issue yet again highlights US officials’ work to demonize Huawei as an international threat, as well as the Trump administration’s disjointed efforts to come up with some kind of approach to the issue.
https://www.lightreading.com/5g/heres-why-mike-pompeo-wants-a-watered-down-open-ran/a/d-id/761601

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