The so-called ‘Gang of Five’ European operators, which are collectively supporting Open RAN and the building of a local ecosystem, have published their second major document following the memorandum of understanding they signed earlier in the year. Deutsche Telekom, Orange, TIM (Telecom Italia), Telefónica and Vodafone have published a set of recommendations for governments and policy makers, urging more direct support to ensure that Europe retains a significant role in the 5G ecosystem if Open RAN prevails. The five operators are very strong public supporters of Open RAN and each of them has opened at least one lab, testbed or trial to put the nascent architecture, and its suppliers, through their paces. They aim to procure most of their RAN equipment with compliance…