From: malQRMassimilation@gmail.com   
      
   Until a few minutes ago, I didn't know that something named "open RAN"   
   existed, or what it is.   
      
   I came across a story on the subject, and I've included the URL for   
   the story, and one for a "white paper" that gives technical details,   
   below. However, I think we telecom types need to talk - not about the   
   technical topic, but about the political and regulatory environment   
   that the "Open RAN" concept will create.   
      
   "Open" standards which *MIGHT* allow communication - even short-range   
   peer-to-peer communication - between disparate devices? The Congressmen   
   who had to run for their lives on January 6th of 2001 will discard the   
   idea out-of-hand. They don't want, and will not allow, any change that   
   removes control of the cellular network from the hands of government   
   "EMCOM" specialists who are able to shut down cell networks in any   
   area they choose.   
      
   Communication without paying a monthly fee to the powers-that-be?   
   Heaven Forfend! That's C-C-C-C-Communist! Look, in the corner! It's   
   the ghost of Joe McCarthy, standing next to the devil in a J. Edgar   
   Hoover costume! We must act quickly!   
      
   Bill "Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get   
   you" Horne   
      
   Understanding Open RAN:   
   https://www.5gamericas.org/understanding-open-ran/?gclid=Cj0KCQj   
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   “Transition Towards Open and Interoperable Networks:”   
   https://www.5gamericas.org/transition-toward-open--interoperable-networks/   
      
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