Open RAN

Quickline said it has been testing its own fully cloud-native O-RAN solution for the last two years Rural broadband provider Quickline Communications, which is working with Mavenir, claims to be …

Vodafone: 30 percent of European network will be Open RAN by 2030 Open RAN, while certainly a set of technologies, is often described as a movement—a vision of collaboration that …

NEC’s Patrick Lopez, global vice president of product management, lays out the four elements of Open RAN Editor’s note: This Q&A is adapted from an interview conducted at the Open …

Open RAN investment grows from less than 1 percent of total RAN spend in 2019 to 3-5 percent in 2022 While there are distinctions between Open RAN, open virtualized RAN, …

Major Tier 1 operators are using Samsung’s cloud-native vRAN, including Open RAN, in greenfield and brownfield networks From distributed, to centralized and now to virtualized RAN, operators are re-architecting radio …

Samsung Networks held its mid-year analyst day last week, giving an update on their progress on the vRAN/Open RAN front, Dish deployment, and the opportunities they see in the Private …

The market research firm cited a higher-than-expected starting point for the Open RAN and vRAN markets, as well as improved momentum Dell’Oro Group has revised its forecast for near-term Open …

The U.K. will also invest £1.6 million in a joint-funded competition with the Republic of Korea to collaborate on a R&D project to accelerate the development of O-RAN technology The …

The Rakuten Symphony Global Innovation Lab will carry out global R&D in the field of industrialized automation of O-RAN-based, cloud native mobile networks Japanese O-RAN platform company Rakuten Symphony has …

In June, the O-RAN Software Community (OSC) published its 6th open software release, dubbed “F” O-RAN Alliance has published a new set of 52 specifications for open and intelligent RAN, …

LG Uplus and Nokia aim to cooperate for research on the expansion of network structures, bandwidths and service zones LG Uplus, South Korea’s third-largest mobile operator, has reached a tentative …

Over 75% of CSPs say that Open RAN or Open Architectures are critical to future network operations. Open RAN is being tested and deployed by operators worldwide and is expected …

Analysts remain optimistic that the job cuts don’t suggest larger problems brewing beneath the surface Open RAN vendor Parallel Wireless reported widespread layoffs earlier this week, citing economic conditions and …

NEC said that the acquisition is expected to be fully completed this month Japanese tech giant NEC has increased its capacity to deliver end-to-end Open RAN (O-RAN) ecosystems with the …

The O-RAN Alliance also announced the launch of its Certification and Badging program O-RAN Alliance announced it has formed its next Generations Research Group (nGRG), with the aim of carrying …

Some 55% of survey respondents said they are seriously considering an O-RAN strategy Research by U.S. manufacturing services company Jabil has found a growing interest by companies to adopt an …

NTT DoCoMo will use Viavi’s TM500 Network Tester, TM500 O-DU Tester, the TeraVM O-CU Tester and the TeraVM Core Emulator NTT DoCoMo will use Viavi Solutions’ test suite for end-to-end testing for its 5G …

Open RAN as one of many vectors for closing the digital divide In my conversations at the recent Cisco Live event in Las Vegas, there were several recurring themes but …

Qualcomm said Monday it acquired CHIME developer Cellwize to help bolster its Open RAN playbook. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The goal of this initiative is to help identify obstacles to emerging or existing companies in accelerating the commercialization of O-RAN in the U.S The National Spectrum Consortium, with support …

Operators are looking for cost reduction in both CAPEX and OPEX — and RAN is one of the biggest cost factors for operators. It is also one of the most …

RCR Wireless News are proud to announce Litepoint, Picocom, Viavi Solutions and Mavenir as event sponsors for the first dedicated European Open RAN event, Open RAN European Forum, taking place …

Executives provide their perspective on global Open RAN progress at Connect EXPO Open RAN isn’t a technology; it’s a global concept that’s all about ensuring interoperability. It will usher in …

New Vodafone white paper suggests multi-vendor integration labs, factory pre-staging, and ongoing network operations One of the primary criticisms, or opportunities depending on your world view, around multi-vendor, interoperable Open …

Mavenir, Rakuten, Radisys and Capgemini are among half a dozen Open RAN vendors who have been chosen as contestants in a federal 5G Challenge that focuses on supporting development and …