In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover:

1. Rakuten announces its intent to acquire Open RAN player Altiostar - is it a smart move?

2. T-Mobile Makes New 5G Use Cases Real With Sarcos Robotics and Fisk University’s VR Cadaver Lab powered by Victory XR and HTC Vive with 5G

3. Huawei invests $100M in Asian Pacific startups - could it be a diversification strategy on the heels of its recent earnings dip?

4. Google Announces Tensor SoC for Pixel, dropping Qualcomm but no mention of 5G or who might supply modems?

5. Will’s recap of his conversation this week with OnGo Alliance/ CBRS

6. International 5G Update: Chinese Operators have deployed 961,000 5G base stations and 365 million 5G-connected devices (22.8%), South Korea hits 16.48 million 5G subscribers or 23% total market penetration