Mavenir and Aspire Technology are working together to spur the testing of O-RAN compliant radios using Aspire’s Open Network Labs in Europe. Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why speeding up O-RAN compliant cloud-native Mavenir CU/DU with pre-tested and integrated Remote Radiohead Units aids the advancement of the O-RAN Alliance mission including broader ecosystem acceptance of Open RAN and Open RAN’s role in upholding market competition, supply chain stability, and national security aspirations.