The G2 on 5G Podcast – Open RAN & 5G Fund, FCC’s New Broadband Definition, T-Mobile and Dialpad Extend Partnership, FCC’s D2D 5G NTN Rules, Nokia and Eurofiber Team Up, Vodafone to Sell Italian Biz

In this 184th episode of The G2 on 5G, we cover:  1. Will Open RAN benefit from a possible $9B in FCC subsidies (5G Fund) for U.S. rural 5G deployments? 2. What does the FCC’s new 100/20 Mbps down/up definition for broadband mean for 5G FWA? 3. T-Mobile and Dialpad extend partnership for AI-enabled business communications - could 5G VoNR deliver additional capabilities? 4. FCC unanimously approves rules for direct-to-device 5G NTN services 5. Nokia and Eurofiber team up for private 5G network delivery - could it serve as a model for other fiber service companies? 6. Vodafone to sell Italian business to Swisscom for €8 billion