With the growth of mobile data traffic catalyzed by the world’s increasing dependency on cellular connections in every area of life, cellular networks are pushing capacity. However, spectrum is the scarcest resource in wireless technology and, with data usage skyrocketing, limited airwave access can...
Dish Network also said that it is currently testing its 5G network using the Samsung Galaxy S22
Dish Network has selected Samsung to provide its 5G Open RAN-compliant virtualized RAN (vRAN) solutions and radio units across its U.S. markets. The Samsung radios — some of...
One of the O-RAN principles stipulates open disaggregation, allowing elements of the RAN to be sourced from different suppliers
The U.K. government announced a set of principles for the development and deployment of Open RAN (O-RAN) equipment.
In a statement, the government noted that there is...
Eugina Jordan, the VP of of marketing at Parallel Wireless, comes on the podcast to provide a few reality checks about Open RAN and poses some questions of her own.
According to Mavenir, all German MNOs have committed to adopting Open RAN
Mavenir announced that it has expanded its European capabilities with the establishment of an Open RAN Centre of Excellence in Germany. The company said that the center, located in Bonn, will support European...
Open RAN is much more than just an opportunity to diversify vendor supply chains and introduce open standards into networks. It is an opportunity to innovate within what has always been a very hardware-centric and fixed part of the network. Part of that innovation...
Mobile operators Brisanet, Claro, TIM and Vivo are partners in the O-RAN program
U.S.-based Open RAN company Parallel Wireless said it is partnering with Inatel, Telecom Infra Project (TIP), Brisanet, Claro, TIM, and Vivo to conduct a field trial enabling leading-edge 4G and 5G broadband...
Airspan Networks said it has deployed over 80 private networks globally during last year
Airspan Networks, a provider of software and hardware for 5G networks, and a specialist in end-to-end Open RAN solutions, reported revenue of $50.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, up...
The new O-RAN Release 002 focuses on enabling Open Intelligence
The O-RAN Alliance released its second wave of specifications for open radio access network (RAN) architecture.
In a release, the O-RAN Alliance noted that the new O-RAN Release 002 focuses on enabling Open Intelligence.
Features in the...
Vodafone plans to deploy Open RAN across 30% of its European footprint by 2030
Vodafone has been a staunch advocate of the innovation potential represented by Open RAN. Indeed, at the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the multinational operator committed to deploying Open RAN...
Verizon sees its network future in a private, telco-grade cloud
5G has long been described as the first generation of cellular born in the cloud. While that's a reductive statement, operators are moving network functions and operational processes into the cloud, there's a heavily-debated question:...
The O-RAN-based 5G validation used spectrum in the 3500 MHz band
Indian operator Bharti Airtel has conducted what is said to be India’s first Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) based live 5G network validation in partnership with Mavenir.
The Mavenir Open Virtualized Radio Access Network...
Verizon VP talks experience with vRAN, Open RAN outlook at Telco Cloud Forum 2022
Speaking at Arden Media's recent Telco Cloud Forum, Verizon Vice President of Technology Planning and Development Bill Stone was crystal clear that, for it to live up to the promise of...
During the past 25 years, the open-source movement has changed just about everything in technology. By transforming how software is developed, deployed and licensed, open source now powers most of the cloud-based apps and digital services we rely on in daily life. And now...
The executive said that Airtel will not aquire equipment from Chinese vendors for its 5G network deployment
Indian operator Bharti Airtel expects to deploy its 5G network using equipment from European vendors as well as Open RAN equipment, local press reported, citing the company’s CTO...
Open RAN radios units present several challenges around size, weight, power and cost
With the basics of Open RAN standardization mostly squared away, the industry’s attention is turning to building out the ecosystem of partners in order to accelerate adoption. In an interview at Mobile...
Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, TIM and Vodafone has inked a MoU to boost O-RAN development across Europe
A group comprising some of Europe’s largest telecommunications operators updated a list of priority technical requirements for the development of O-RAN systems.
In a statement, the telcos noted that...
My friend Tareq Amin made an interesting suggestion recently:Â He believes that the RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) should be given away for free, in order to host the open world of applications for mobile networks. As I circulated at the Mobile World Congress, each vendor...
STL’s Access Solutions CEO discusses the ‘fundamental change’ taking place in telecom and what this change means for the company and the industry as a whole
At Mobile World Congress Barcelona, Chris Rice, the Access Solutions CEO at STL, spoke with RCR Wireless News about...
By expanding the RAN ecosystem and lowering the cost of entry, Open RAN gives CSPs more control over how they operate their networks
Even as Open RAN (O-RAN) promises to end vendor lock-in and lower deployment costs, while also increasing network flexibility and market innovation,...
The cloud is already everywhere in telecom. CSPs and hyperscalers are finding more ways to work together and grow the future of 5G. Whether it’s the public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, the telco cloud convergence is happening.From cloud-native 5G Standalone (SA) Core...
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Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) introduces new telecommunications solutions and services to bolster the open telecom ecosystem and help communications service providers (CSPs) affordably ramp their transformation to open, cloud-native networks.
The telecommunications industry’s growing open ecosystem gives CSPs more choice...
The two countries committed to share information on their respective policy approaches seeking to build a more competitive global market for telecoms equipment
The governments of Japan and the U.K. have agreed several joint initiatives to support efforts to reduce the global overreliance on a...
