

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004
Chief Representative, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Washington Office
Deputy Director-General for International Economic Affairs, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Senior Program Associate, Wilson Center
Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Deputy Director, Japan Chair
Riley Walters is deputy director of the Hudson Institute Japan Chair.
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The next generation of telecommunications infrastructure will require diverse and innovative technologies that can keep up with the amount of information being shared. It is particularly important for the U.S. and Japan to promote investment in telecommunications infrastructure that is secure, open, and transparent. Leaders from the U.S., Japan, Australia, and India met last year to discuss this very topic, highlighting the need to foster initiative and trustworthy telecommunications vendors through approaches like the open Radio Access Network (open RAN), which was included in the Biden administration’s new Indo-Pacific Strategy. What more can the U.S. and Japan do to help develop open RAN? How can the U.S. and Japan work with emerging markets to make sure their network systems are secure as well? Join us for this timely conversation.
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