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Open RAN

  • Orange and Samsung complete first vRAN, Open RAN calls

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin July 3, 2025
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin July 3, 2025

    Samsung said the pilot supports Orange’s strategy to diversify suppliers and adopt flexible, cloud-based networks Orange France and Samsung have completed the first 4G and 5G calls on a virtualized …

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  • Open RAN revenue debate: Was 2024 a year of growth or decline?

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin July 1, 2025
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin July 1, 2025

    According to Téral Research, Open RAN revenue grew in 2024 — albeit by single digits — contradicting some other firms’ findings Last week, RCR Wireless News reported that a partnership …

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  • 1&1 reaches 10 million users on its O-RAN 5G network

    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 30, 2025
    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 30, 2025

    1&1 said that four core data centers and 24 edge data centers are already operational on its O-RAN network In sum, what to know: 10M subscribers: 1&1 reaches 10M users …

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  • 1&1 reaches 10 million users on its O-RAN 5G network

    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 30, 2025
    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 30, 2025

    1&1 said that four core data centers and 24 edge data centers are already operational on its O-RAN network In sum, what to know: 10M subscribers: 1&1 reaches 10M users …

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  • Rakuten Symphony, Tejas forge partnership amid Open RAN’s troubled trajectory

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin June 26, 2025
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin June 26, 2025

    The new alliance aims to deliver operator-ready 5G solutions Rakuten Symphony and Tejas Networks have announced a strategic partnership to develop integrated Open RAN solutions and accelerate the global expansion …

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  • Rakuten Symphony, Tejas forge partnership amid Open RAN’s troubled trajectory

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin June 26, 2025
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin June 26, 2025

    The new alliance aims to deliver operator-ready 5G solutions Rakuten Symphony and Tejas Networks have announced a strategic partnership to develop integrated Open RAN solutions and accelerate the global expansion …

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  • Rakuten Symphony, AT&T expand O-RAN partnership

    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 17, 2025
    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 17, 2025

    AT&T will implement Rakuten Symphony site management platform as part of the deal In sum – what to know: AT&T to modernize O-RAN nationwide – Extended partnership with Rakuten Symphony …

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  • Editorial Webinar: Open RAN reality check – From open interfaces to open-ended innovation

    by RCR Wireless News June 13, 2025
    by RCR Wireless News June 13, 2025

    Open RAN is entering its next phase. After years of the grinding work to standardize open interfaces between disaggregated radio components, the focus now shifts to leveraging this new open …

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  • JTower claims Japan’s first O-RAN-based shared 5G radio

    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 9, 2025
    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 9, 2025

    JTower said it will begin interoperability testing with Japan’s four mobile carriers in fiscal year 2025 In sum – what to know: Japan’s first Open RAN 5G radio – JTower’s …

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  • Rakuten Symphony, MobiFone to trial O-RAN in Vietnam

    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 5, 2025
    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 5, 2025

    Rakuten Symphony will provide O-RAN equipment and collaborate with ecosystem partners for deployment and technical support In sum – what you need to know: Vietnam joins Open RAN pioneers – …

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  • Rakuten Symphony, Zain Kuwait to deploy cloud-native O-RAN

    by Juan Pedro Tomás May 27, 2025
    by Juan Pedro Tomás May 27, 2025

    Zain Kuwait will utilize Rakuten Symphony’s O-RAN and cloud portfolio to deliver 5G Standalone sites In sum – what you need to know: Open RAN debut – Zain Kuwait and …

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  • Three UK completes first phase of O-RAN trial in Glasgow

    by Juan Pedro Tomás May 23, 2025
    by Juan Pedro Tomás May 23, 2025

    Three UK selected Glasgow city center to assess how O-RAN technology performs in busy, high-traffic areas O-RAN milestone in Glasgow – Three UK has completed the first phase of the U.K.’s …

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  • A win for Open RAN: Rakuten Mobile hits EBITDA milestone

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin May 15, 2025
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin May 15, 2025

    Rakuten Mobile hits a milestone, posting its first-ever quarterly EBITDA profit — excluding property taxes Despite a wider net loss year-over-year and sinking shares, a deeper look into Rakuten Group’s …

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  • Open RAN: Navigating nuances to reap the rewards (Reader Forum)

    by Sanil Ramachandran, Director of Technology, Networks Business, Samsung Electronics America May 13, 2025
    by Sanil Ramachandran, Director of Technology, Networks Business, Samsung Electronics America May 13, 2025

    In situations with transformative potential, just before a revolutionary breakthrough takes place, the forthcoming innovation is met with some hesitancy and skepticism. Presently, Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN) is …

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  • How Open RAN opens the door to AI-RAN networks (Reader Forum)

    by Rob Hughes, Head of Wireless Marketing, Fujitsu May 7, 2025
    by Rob Hughes, Head of Wireless Marketing, Fujitsu May 7, 2025

    In the early heyday of Open RAN, experts were predicting rapid growth and adoption worldwide. As the overall telecommunications market contracted, however, these predictions failed to fully materialize and initial …

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  • How Open RAN, NTN and AI are the 6G we can already see

    by Keysight and RCR Wireless News (Sponsored) April 14, 2025
    by Keysight and RCR Wireless News (Sponsored) April 14, 2025

    The evolution of wireless technologies is a continuous process with each generation building upon the previous one to refine capabilities and introduce innovations. While 6G is currently in its research …

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  • Inside Boost’s Open RAN strategy — two gains and one gap

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin April 8, 2025
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin April 8, 2025

    Boost Mobile gains speed and flexibility with Open RAN — but hardware cost savings remain elusive As 5G continues its global rollout, the question for operators isn’t whether to adopt …

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  • The Open RAN inflection point—how to drive global scale

    by ITRI and RCR Wireless News (Sponsored) March 26, 2025
    by ITRI and RCR Wireless News (Sponsored) March 26, 2025

    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 …

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

    by Qualcomm and RCR Wireless News (Sponsored) March 20, 2025
    by Qualcomm and RCR Wireless News (Sponsored) March 20, 2025

    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 …

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  • How AT&T and Fujitsu are catalyzing Open RAN adoption

    by Fujitsu and RCR Wireless News (Sponsored) March 19, 2025
    by Fujitsu and RCR Wireless News (Sponsored) March 19, 2025

    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 …

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  • Rakuten Mobile, Fujitsu partner to boost 5G expansion

    by Juan Pedro Tomás March 4, 2025
    by Juan Pedro Tomás March 4, 2025

    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 …

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

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin March 3, 2025
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin March 3, 2025

    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 …

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

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin February 28, 2025
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin February 28, 2025

    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 …

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

    by Juan Pedro Tomás February 27, 2025
    by Juan Pedro Tomás February 27, 2025

    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 …

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  • Verizon fires up Open RAN ambitions with Qualcomm Dragonwing RIC

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin February 26, 2025
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin February 26, 2025

    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 …

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