The US government makes a $42 million bet on open cell networkswww.theverge.com/2024/2/12/24070550/open-ran-standard-us-funding-5g-huawei
757 sats \ 3 comments \ @Turnspit_Dog 12 Feb tech
write
preview
related posts
10 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 12 Feb
In general I wish I had a better grasp on the trajectory of technology going from closed to open. Like, what motivates the shift when it happens? What prevents it from happening when it doesn't? In what circumstances is it implausible or impossible?
All of this adds up to a united front against Huawei’s domination of global cellular equipment and infrastructure. The Washington Post writes that O-RAN “is Washington’s anointed champion to try to unseat the Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies” as the world’s biggest supplier of cellular infrastructure gear. The Post points out that Biden has made O-RAN a priority point of discussion with global leaders in recent years, and that both Congress and the NTIA have allocated around $2 billion for the advancement of the standard.
Maybe if we frame all solutions and enhancements as a weapon of war, we can get the government to spend on them.
reply
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @02bcd3eeb0 13 Feb
The US gov also made a $42 BILLION bet on Ukraine.
The US gov is not good at allocating resources.
reply
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cyberpunk02 12 Feb
Lol they won’t beat huawei
reply