Make Midband a Top 5G Focus, Ericsson Urges Rosenworcel

Ericsson North America CEO Niklas Heuveldop cited the importance of the proposed 3.45 GHz auction and making midband spectrum the agency’s top 5G focus, speaking with acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. Heuveldop supported open radio access networks, said a filing posted Wednesday in docket 21-63. “The policy of the U.S. should continue to be technology neutral,” Ericsson said: “The U.S. has clearly demonstrated that open and intense competition, not government mandates, is the most effective way to mobilize the telecom industry.”