Open RAN

Open RAN standards help create a level playing field, but there has to be room for innovation The world of telecoms is, among many other things, an exercise in developing …

Vodafone said that its 5G Standalone network is currently available to nearly 20 million people across Germany Vodafone Germany said its 5G network is already providing coverage to 60 million …

CEO Tareq Amin said a per-appliance software subscription fee “killed my business model”  Rakuten Mobile is in the process of removing Red Hat software from its network deployment in Japan, …

With Open RAN, there’s the risk of trading vendor lock-in for system integrator lock-in With greenfield success stories and increasing interest from brownfield players, it appears Open RAN is happening, …

Tareq Amin discussed the outlook for Rakuten Symphony software-first market approach  Over the past three-plus years, I’ve interviewed Rakuten Symphony CEO Tareq Amin a number of times in one-on-one and …

The role of operators and network disaggregation in enabling the metaverse vision takes center stage at FYUZ MADRID–The three-day FYUZ event was, in some ways, three distinct but complementary things—on …

Intel will has begun work on 5G mMIMO Open RAN Radio Unit whitebox Telecom Infra Project (TIP) and Intel have announced their joint effort to produce a 5G massive MIMO (mMIMO) …

Vodafone and NTT DoCoMo also aim to remotely connect their O-RAN test capabilities in the U.K. and Japan U.K. telecom group Vodafone and Japanese telco NTT Docomo reached an agreement …

The operator hopes to equip 30% of all its European sites with Open RAN by 2030 Following successful field tests earlier this year in Plauen, Germany, Vodafone has announced a …

Open RAN ‘will definitely be part of 6G’ 5G is already here and slowly transitioning from NonStandalone to Standalone networks with a 5G core. Open RAN, meanwhile, has high levels …

Supplier diversification is a primary goal of the Open RAN ecosystem and the Telecom Infra Project MADRID—Vodafone has been a driving force in cultivating the Open RAN ecosystem as it …

Cisco noted that this collaboration showcased the interoperability between technology providers using O-RAN base stations to deploy local 5G Cisco and partners JTower, Mitsui Knowledge Company (MKI) and Airspan Networks …

At Mobile World Congress Las Vegas, Dell Technologies and Wind River jointly announced Dell Telecom Infrastructure Blocks for Wind River, which will simplify telco cloud network deployment and management. These …

As operators and vendors delve deeper into the development and testing of Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN), the RAN Intelligent Controller, or RIC, is one of the main elements …

Mavenir aims to start supplying its locally made O-RAN radios in the coming months U.S.-based O-RAN provider Mavenir said it is in talks to provide 5G gear to Indian carriers …

Open RAN TCO and automation tooling make it a good fit for rural network expansion Extending reliable, affordable broadband access into rural or otherwise un- or under-served parts of the …

The lab will be used to explore how technologies like 5G and Open RAN can support public safety use cases The New South Wales (NSW) Telco Authority has selected NEC …

According to Radisys, Open RAN scales comes from simplification, reducing variability and focusing on product integration Early commercial deployments of Open RAN are beginning to pop up around the world, …

Open RAN provides enterprises with better control over their entire wireless infrastructure Private 5G networks enable enterprises to secure dedicated bandwidth, custom-tailoring their experience based on their specific needs — …

Mavenir exec: ‘Open RAN is about the interfaces between the elements; not the interfaces within the products’ According to Mavenir Senior Vice President of Business Development John Baker, there is …

Throughout the Open RAN Global Forum (register for on-demand access to the virtual event here), there was a recurring theme around Open RAN being part of a larger technological transformation …

Orange has made large-scale commitments to deploy Open RAN systems across its network footprint over the coming decade. Ahead of large-scale deployments, the operator has built an experimental network in …

The consensus is that interoperability has made material progress but there’s still work to do As Open RAN has gained momentum in recent years, there’s been this recurring talking point …

Open RAN one of many vectors of network transformation focused on service differentiation, operational efficiencies In the process of building out, expanding and advancing its 5G network, Verizon has for …

NEC Advanced Networks will drive developments in the radio unit business in an intial phase, with a focus on spectrum optimization and AI/ML-based massive MIMO products NEC has created a …