tech

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

Doo_Deux

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. 