The impact of global component shortages, especially semiconductors, on the telecoms industry has been well documented, affecting service roll-outs, availability of devices, and prices across the board. Now Airspan Networks has outlined how the shortages have struck its sector of Open RAN, after reporting Q1 2022 revenues of $37.6m, a whisker below analyst expectations but 18% down year-on-year and 25% below the total for the previous quarter. This implies not just that the supply chain crunch has had an impact on a company that had been growing quickly, but that this is still intensifying. Open RAN vendors are no more exposed than others to the supply chain problems, but the situation is particularly frustrating for a nascent sector enjoying strong…