Regarding the FCC's forum today regarding ORAN (open radio access networks), the following statement may be attributed to Free State Foundation President Randolph May:
The FCC should be commended for holding the forum today exploring ORAN, what it means, and what it may portend for the future. Even discounting the usual hype accompanying new technological advances and business models, ORAN, properly understood, holds the promise to promote increased marketplace competition and innovation, and, at the same time, promote U.S. national security by increasing supply chain diversity. ORAN could be a case in which technological advances associated with 5G, artificial intelligence, and virtualization, and changing business models, advance freedom in both the economic and geopolitical spheres. But this should be done largely in a context of private sector decision-making with minimal direct government intervention and mandates.
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