The world of standards is a murky one. It does not draw much attention from the mainstream technology press, nor the industry outlets, despite so many standards being inextricable from modern life. From our wireless perspective, convergence between cellular and WiFi, plus the use of Open RAN, is a perfect example of how important these standards are – but one that illustrates how many necessary integration components are not covered in the standards themselves. The webinar began by asking the panelists about the behind-the-scenes realities of working with standards. Balazs Bertenyi, Senior Principal Lead at Nokia’s Standards efforts, who also works with the GSA (Global [mobile] Suppliers Association), noted that “all my opinions are heavily biased by all the bruises…