Supply Chain Report Biased Against ORAN: Mavenir

Mavenir asked the FCC to revise a preliminary cost catalog and replacement list for its supply chain reimbursement program prepared by Widelity (see 2103250070). Mavenir urged correcting the definition of open radio access network, to “address bias in the Report” and change it to “reflect the actual, and lower, pricing” for ORAN, in a call with Wireline Bureau staff. Stakeholders rely on the document "to make decisions on whether to adopt Open RAN,” said a filing posted Thursday in docket 18-89.