Parallel's Papa: US policy is throttling open RAN
Joe Biden says open RAN will 'outcompete' other platforms, but his government's anti-China policies have hampered US development, says Parallel Wireless CEO.
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Joe Biden says open RAN will 'outcompete' other platforms, but his government's anti-China policies have hampered US development, says Parallel Wireless CEO.
Parallel Wireless boss Steve Papa moved to assure the open RAN vendor’s customers it was still moving forward.
Parallel reportedly laid off up to 80% of its staff last week. Now it's working to rally its remaining customers with the promise of continued investment and support.
Fierce competition from the Chinese looks like the main cause of massive layoffs, but the open RAN player had other problems, too.
Vodafone network expert Yago Tenorio voiced optimism specialist players would be able to grasp a part of the open RAN ecosystem.