Open RAN

Far EasTone’s chairman, Chee Ching, said the telco has been looking to integrate and utilize 5G’s core technologies Taiwanese mobile operator Far EasTone Telecommunications has signed an agreement with Intel …

Experts cite agility, cost savings and support as key focus areas At its essence, Open RAN disaggregates Radio Access Network (RAN) functionality from specialized, bespoke hardware to vendor-neutral hardware and …

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 …