Deutsche Telekom said that Nokia and Fujitsu have been selected as partners for an initial commercial O-RAN introduction in Germany
German carrier Deutsche Telekom announced a partnership with Nokia, Fujitsu and Mavenir for the initial phase of its commercial Open RAN (O-RAN) deployments across its...
The first commercial O-RAN sites to be deployed under this agreement are planned for a rural area of Romania
European carriers Orange and Vodafone have reached an agreement to build an Open Radio Access Network (RAN) with RAN sharing in rural parts of Europe where...
Samsung said that the trial took place in Tokyo during Q4 2022
Samsung Electronics and Japanese operator KDDI asay that they have successfully achieved Service Level Agreement (SLA) assurance network slicing in a field trial conducted in Tokyo, Japan.
In a release, the Korean vendor said...
Under the terms of the MoU, ATIS and the O-RAN Alliance will collaborate on advancing the state-of-the-art of open radio access network
The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) said it has executed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the O-RAN Alliance to expand collaboration...
Vodafone said it had already deployed 3,000 base stations for the provision of 5G SA services
Vodafone Germany said its 5G network is already providing coverage to 65 million people across the country, representing nearly 80% of Germany’s population.
Since the beginning of the year, Vodafone...
NTT Docomo had selected Samsung Electronics as its 5G network solutions provider in March 2021
Korean vendor Samsung Electronics recently announced that it is supplying a variety of 5G radios to support Japanese telco NTT Docomo’s Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) expansion.
Under the terms of...
Vodafone Idea's CTO said that the telco will continue to carry out O-RAN trials in the country
Indian carrier Vodafone Idea is open to carrying out additional pilots of Open-RAN (O-RAN), and would potentially consider the deployment of O-RAN networks once the technology is mature...
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 people across the country.
In a release, the telco said it has already deployed a total...
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 have deployed a local 5G Open RAN (O-RAN) environment for in-building infrastructure sharing, with the...
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 including Vodafone Idea, local newspaper ETTelecom reported.
The U.S. firm was expecting to start supplying its...
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 North American 5G "innovation unit" in New Providence, New Jersey, with the aim of expanding...
Rakuten Symphony noted that the Symware device is based on the Intel Xeon D processor
Rakuten Symphony announced the general availability for its Symware Open RAN distributed edge product, along with its plans to deploy 30,000 units across Rakuten Mobile’s network in Japan.
The Japanese company...
IMDA said the new 6G hub is the first R&D lab in Southeast Asia
Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has partnered with the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), with the aim of launching what it claims to be the first 6G-focused R&D...
The two agencies noted that the deployment of O-RAN introduces new security considerations for mobile network operators
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and National Security Agency (NSA), through the Enduring Security Framework (ESF), have published a paper about the security considerations in regards...
Taiwan-based mobile operator Chunghwa Telecom is to deploy an outdoor 5G-based open RAN private network in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, according to a report on local news site DigiTimes. Chunghwa Telecom said the new private 5G network will operate in the 4.4-5 GHz frequency band....
Virgin Media O2's O-RAN deployment is initially taking place in the Northamptonshire region
U.K. telco Virgin Media O2, NEC and Rakuten Symphony have announced that their joint multi-vendor Open RAN deployment is entering the field phase, starting with the activation of the first live sites...
Rakuten Mobile is carrying out joint R&D activities with the Tokyo Institute of Technology and the University of Tokyo
Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile announced the opening of a lab in which the telco says it utilizes all the technologies and experiences it has gained through...
1&1 said that the first customers will be able to start using internet services provided by its new 5G network in the summer
German carrier 1&1 recently completed the first live test in its new 5G network, the telco said in a statement.
“We are building...
Nokia: The Open RAN business case isn’t yet established for new or existing networks
If you look at scaled Open RAN deployments today, it will become immediately obvious that the largest builds are from greenfield operators--1&1 in Germany, Dish in the United States and Rakuten...
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 the first internet service provider in the U.K. to commercially deliver a cloud-based 5G Standalone...
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 U.K. government has invited universities and telecoms firms to apply for up to £25 million...
