ORPC Executive Director Diane Rinaldo sat down with AT&T's Chris Boyer in Barcelona to summarize the key Open RAN take aways from MWC. Chris and Diane were encouraged to see prominent business and policy discussions around Open-RAN incorporated into the show agenda as well as happening on the trade show floor. Highlights from their chat include: Unlike previous years, Open-RAN was a primary topic of this year’s Mobile World Congress, with keynote remarks, panel presentations and an obvious increase in the number of small companies getting into the Open-RAN space. Carriers are still encouraged about Open-RAN as a way to power 5G networks and beyond at a more cost-effective and ...