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The Open RAN inflection point—how to drive global scale

Chunghwa Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, and ITRI highlight the path forward for Open RAN interoperability, testing, and ecosystem collaboration Although interface standardization and interoperability testing have slowed commercial deployment of Open RAN, this architecture—marked by cost efficiency and technological flexibility—is now reaching an inflection point. Driven...

‘Equivalent or superior to traditional RAN’ – time for open RAN to shine, says Qualcomm 

If the rollout of 5G technology is a game of two halves, as it is often described, as network technologies are deployed and upgraded in global 5G systems, and as a long-tail of carrier firms catches up with the leading pack, then the next...

How AT&T and Fujitsu are catalyzing Open RAN adoption

AT&T’s four Open RAN pillars—open basebands, third-party radio integration, cloud RAN, and advanced network management In a landmark deal that signaled the maturity of Open RAN for major brownfield communications service providers (CSPs), AT&T in 2023 announced it would spend more than $14 billion over...

Rakuten Mobile, Fujitsu partner to boost 5G expansion

Through its energy-efficient RU, Fujitsu will support Rakuten Mobile’s rollout of 5G commercial services across Japan Japanese carrier Rakuten Mobile announced it will begin deploying base stations utilizing radio units (RU) developed by tech firm Fujitsu, as the telco accelerates the expansion of its 5G...

Red Hat secures new deals with SoftBank, Fujitsu, Orange and more

On the first day of MWC, Red Hat revealed several additional tie-ups with operators and vendors around the world Earlier this month, Red Hat — IBM-owned open source solutions provider — announced that T-Mobile US selected its Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus to automate its operations and...

Rakuten Symphony’s Real Open RAN program gets first three partners

Rakuten Symphony launched the Real Open RAN Licensing Program last year with the goal to democratize global RAN technology Rakuten Symphony has signed its first three agreements related to its Real Open RAN Licensing Program. Cisco Systems, Airspan Networks and Tech Mahindra have all signed...

Bell expands 5G partnership with Nokia for Cloud RAN, O-RAN

Under the deal, Bell Canada will roll out Nokia’s Cloud RAN solution, which is designed to be compatible with both existing and future O-RAN systems Bell Canada and Nokia have expanded their collaboration to include Cloud RAN deployment and the groundwork for Open RAN integration,...

Verizon fires up Open RAN ambitions with Qualcomm Dragonwing RIC

Verizon is using Qualcomm’s RIC platform to support an AI-powered energy-saving app from Samsung Verizon, in a major Open RAN move, announced today it is using the Qualcomm RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) from the vendor's new brand Dragonwing — also announced today — in combination...

MasOrange boost 5G in 2024, unlocks merger synergies

MasOrange said its 5G network now covers nearly 90% of the Spanish population across more than 3,700 municipalities MasOrange, Spain’s largest mobile operator as a result of the merger between local carriers Orange Spain and Masmovil, achieved total revenues of 7.388 billion euros ($7.724 billion)...

Rakuten Mobile supports O-RAN expansion in the US

Rakuten Mobile, which operates a nationwide O-RAN-based network in Japan, will collaborate with RU vendors selected by the NTIA Mobile operator Rakuten Mobile has announced its participation in deploying open radio units (RUs) developed by U.S.-based companies. In a release, the Japanese carrier noted that this...

Taiwanese firms to boost O-RAN ecosystem with US funding

Chunghwa Telecom noted that MTI was awarded nearly $35 million in funding from NTIA Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has teamed up with Microelectronics Technology (MTI) to become one of the seven global recipients selected under the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Notice...

Leveraging Open RAN architectures for energy efficiency

The Ericsson RAN Energy Cockpit rApp drives radio- and system-level energy efficiency with visualization, automated root cause analysis, and resolution capabilities As communications service providers (CSPs) invest in the evolution to cloud-native, open radio access network (RAN) technologies, Ericsson has emerged as a clear leader...

Democratizing testing for accelerated Open RAN deployment: Part 2 (Reader Forum)

Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a two part contributed article — make sure to read Part 1 here first. A new approach denoted as Lab-as-a-Service (LaaS) for Open RAN is democratizing testing for emerging Open RAN technology vendors by providing them with rapid...

Democratizing testing for accelerated Open RAN deployment: Part 1 (Reader Forum)

The shift toward Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) infrastructure, built on interoperable technologies from multiple vendors, is accelerating. To unlock the full potential of Open RAN — delivering cost efficiency, performance enhancements and greater flexibility — it's crucial to encourage innovative, agile technology...

SOLiD gets NTIA grant for O-RAN development project

SOLiD said that this funding aims to accelerate the development of SOLiD's Open RAN technology for neutral-host, in-building 5G networks SOLiD, an U.S. provider of in-building mobile coverage solutions, has been awarded a $27.68 million grant by the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)...

Democratizing testing for accelerated Open RAN deployment (Reader Forum)

The shift toward Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) infrastructure, built on interoperable technologies from multiple vendors, is accelerating. To unlock the full potential of Open RAN - delivering cost efficiency, performance enhancements, and greater flexibility - it's crucial to encourage innovative, agile technology...

NTIA awards $273 million to spur ORU development

Nokia, JMA Wireless, and Solid are among the awardees in the latest round of grants, which focus on ORU hardware development The Biden administration has awarded $273 million in another funding round for the Wireless Innovation Fund, meant to support Open Radio Access Networks and...

Open RAN ‘tanked’ in 2024, Dell’Oro says

The Open RAN market is seeing a second tough year After starting off with rapid growth, Open RAN technology took a plunge during 2023 and has continued to struggle during the course of 2024, according to new analysis from Dell'Oro Group. "2024 is so far...

The evolution of O-RAN RIC (Reader Forum)

The O-RAN Alliance was developed to drive advancements in RAN by separating the management and control plane from the user data processing plane 3GPP Radio Access Network (RAN) technology has evolved from the second through third, fourth and fifth generations, to significantly increase air-interface efficiency...

Dell’s vision for Open RAN and network transformation

From greenfield to brownfield Open RAN— “We’ve achieved another major step in the development process.” At the Fyuz event in Dublin, Ireland, Dr. Anna Zakrzewska, senior principal engineer for Dell Technologies’ Telecom Systems Business, provided a detailed look at the evolution of Open RAN and...

Samsung and Liberty test vRAN, Open RAN in Puerto Rico

The pair claim Liberty is the first telco to in Puerto Rico and Latin America to introduce 5G vRAN and Open RAN tech Puerto Rican operator Liberty is collaborating with Samsung Networks Latin America to test the vendor’s O-RAN compliant virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) and radios in Puerto Rico. The companies claim Liberty is the first telco to in Puerto Rico and...

Nokia secures O-RAN deal with Deutsche Telekom

Under the deal, Nokia will supply equipment from its O-RAN-compliant 5G AirScale portfolio Nokia announced that it has been awarded more than 3,000 sites by German carrier Deutsche Telekom (DT) to support the operator’s multi-vendor Open RAN (O-RAN) network in Germany. The deal, which includes Japanese...

Open RAN Global Forum 2024 – Key Findings Report

In their journey to Open RAN, most tier-one CSPs have launched commercial deployments, consolidating partnerships with the remaining vendors in the ecosystem. Greenfield and brownfield networks, rural and urban deployments, offer diverse models from which the ecosystem must draw lessons to build blueprints. From...

Hughes secures deal to deploy 5G O-RAN at Fort Bliss

Hughes said that the 5G O-RAN network will feature a RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) EchoStar Corporation said that its subsidiary Hughes Network Systems was awarded a $6.5 million contract to deploy a 5G Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) prototype at Fort Bliss in El Paso,...

Verizon deploys first multi-vendor Open RAN DAS system

The Open RAN DAS system has been deployed at The University of Texas Moody Center and the Austin Convention Center Verizon has deployed the first Open RAN (O-RAN) based Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) systems with multiple vendor interoperability in its network at The University of...