Samsung, as well as being Dish’s flagship supplier (see previous item) also provides non-Open RAN to Verizon, AT&T and US Cellular, should be well-positioned to be part of their Open RAN developments as those evolve. It also signed a deal last September with Comcast, the USA’s largest cableco, for 5G RAN equipment. Indeed, all four large US cablecos are ramping up their mobile strategies as their TV businesses come under pressure, but are generally sticking with traditional vendors and, despite being greenfield in mobile, failing to be major Open RAN flagwavers. Comcast announced more details of its vendor strategy last week, as it prepares to roll out its own 5G networks in CBRS and 600 MHz spectrum, building on its…