
The Defense Department and Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on Monday began soliciting comments from stakeholders for a new challenge effort aimed at accelerating the development of an open 5G ecosystem that can support DoD missions. The 5G Challenge is looking to leverage the software development and telecommunications technology communities to enable more open 5G systems, including end-user equipment, the radio access network, and the core network, with a focus on the 5G protocol stack software, the…