Special Guest Mike Dano talks with Roger and Don about the state of OpenRan.

0:47: Mike shares his broad assessment of the state of Open RAN.

2:04: Political implications of Open RAN in the U.S.

3:59: How is Rakuten in Japan fairing with Open RAN?

4:45: AT&T and other big U.S. carriers could be taking advantage of Open RAN.

5:25: The state of Open RAN in India and the U.K.

6:58: Open RAN and security.

9:45: The differences between Open RAN and Open Source.

10:24: Does Open RAN simplify operations?

12:06: What might need to change in Open RAN in order for major carriers in the U.S. to move forward with it.

14:45: A discussion about Huawei and what happens when the small fish becomes the big fish in the pond.

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, business, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, Recon Analytics, Mike Dano, Light Reading, Open RAN, network design, network construction, AT&T, Verizon, FPN, Rakuten, DISH Network, Jio, Vodafone, ORAN Alliance, Docomo, security, SDN, Full stack, 4G, 5G, Onap, software defined networking, C-Band, Huawei,