Open Radio Access Network is being developed in the US. This lets you pick and choose 5G system elements from different suppliers and have them work together, while saving a lot of money. Huawei but also Nokia and Ericsson only sell package systems, not elements. This makes prices higher and also makes it easier for a state actor like Huawei to make below-market forays into other nations. The mix and match networking has price points below the system pricing.
I didn't know the Pentagon has a $200,000,000 5G budget and this is helping researchers.
OpenRAN information from this article in the Washington Post.
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