Objective:

5G is proliferating the public sector and bringing back 5G leadership to the US and our military bases. Open RAN has the potential to bolster U.S. leadership in wireless networking technology, a key component of nearly every modern infrastructure, security, and defense system under development today.

Speakers:

• Amanda Toman - Director, Innovation Fund, US Department of Commerce, NTIA

• Robert Soni - VP-RAN Technology, AT&T

• Juan Ramirez - Director 5G Cross-Functional Team, US DoD

• Andrew Adams - Chief Operating Officer, JMA Wireless

Talking Points:

1. The Progress of the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund & Implementation

2. The state of the industry for open RAN Implementation

3. Challenges to O-RAN adoption

4. Targeted projects to accelerate open RAN

5. The state of R&D; standards and O-RAN commercialization

6. Integration, interoperability, and certification

7. Trials, pilots, use cases and market development

8. Security

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