The 5G Factor: Battle of the Billionaires; O-RAN Americas Advances; NEC Buys Aspire Technology; and T-Mobile Oceus Partner

In this episode of The 5G Factor, a Futurum Tech Webcast series focused on news and happenings in the 5G and IoT ecosystem, I'm joined by my colleague and fellow analyst, Ron Westfall.

Our conversation today covered:

• Elon Musk's Starlink turning on 5G, protesting (this time) DISH Network's proposal to use the 12 GHz radio spectrum for a 5G cellular network.
• AT&T, DISH Network, and CableLabs are among the top U.S. companies and organizations that have stepped forward to handle the O-RAN Alliance's activities in North America this year. Why that is and what that means.
• The news of NEC acquiring Aspire Technology was big, and we explored the significance there as we move toward a global adoption of Open RAN 5G.
• T-Mobile and Oceus have formed a strategic alliance to delivery key offerings to the U.S. Government, starting with the DoD. Why that alliance makes sense, and what they're focused on.