Among the most celebrated principles in the Open RAN paradigm, softwarization and disaggregation have taken center stage in discussions on the commercialization and deployment of O-RAN systems. A less frequently discussed principle that these two elements enable is programmability — the ability to dynamically...
Open RAN revenue dropped by 83% in 2024 compared with 2023. Whoa. Let’s take a closer look at that. Why did revenue crater? And how will it bounce back?
During ’22 and the first half of ’23, DISH was spending heavily, deploying radios to satisfy...
Samsung said that the O-RAN deployment for Japanese telco KDDI will start next year
Korean vendor Samsung Electronics has been selected by Japanese operator KDDI as a main vendor to provide 4G and 5G Open RAN (O-RAN) compliant virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) solutions for...
Testing the various components of Open Radio Access Networks—the open control unit, distributed unit and radio unit, or O-CU, O-DU and O-RU—has been the focus of multiple plugfests and other extensive testing as operators, vendors and test companies work out the intricacies of interoperability,...
Viavi Solutions has officially opened its Viavi Automated Lab-as-a-Service, or VALOR, Open RAN testing facility in Chandler, Arizona.
VALOR is aimed at filling a need for pay-as-you-go, flexible, accessible and automated testing-as-a-service for Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) technologies; it was funded by...
Vodafone said it has equipped more than 16,000 of its 26,000 mobile stations with 5G technology
German operator Vodafone announced the activation of its 5G Standalone (5G SA) network nationwide. In a release, the telco noted that this rollout allows all customers with compatible smartphones...
Elisa currently covers 95% of Finland’s population with 5G
Finnish telecom operator Elisa now covers 95% of Finland’s population with 5G and has plans to expand the coverage even further in the coming years, the telco's Head of Mobile Access Tiina Höckert told RCR Wireless...
Ericsson rApp strategy is focused on network automation, deployment, evolution, healing and optimization
As operators continue to push toward large-scale Open RAN deployments, a North Star is this idea of using open radio access networks as decentralized platforms for innovation. What this means, we...
In March 2020, Docomo commercialized what it claimed to be the world's first Open RAN-based 5G network
Japanese carrier NTT Docomo said that it is currently using Open RAN (O-RAN) with the main aim of enhancing network flexibility and cost efficiency, the telco told RCR...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Vodafone confirms talks...
Ericsson takes stock of Open RAN standardization, integration and scaled deployment
Before examining what it will take to industrialize Open RAN, let’s look at what it means for a technology to be industrialized. At a high-level, it needs to be standardized, cost-efficient, able to integrate...
AT&T sees AI, cloud and Open RAN decoupling network enhancements from a “cycle of virtuous Gs”
AT&T is in the early days of a massive radio access network (RAN) modernization program. The operator is investing $14 billion over a five-year deal with primary vendor Ericsson...
Beyond cost reduction, Vodafone sees Open RAN as a vector for innovation; cites work with Cohere Technologies
After six years of collaborative work, Vodafone has moved from a proto-Open RAN demo running on a laptop in the company’s stand at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona...
A Huawei rip-and-replace mandate prompted Telus to pivot to Open RAN
Canadian operator Telus began working on virtualized Open RAN with Samsung in June 2020, and in February 2024 expanded that collaboration to include its 4G and 5G networks. Prompted by a governmental mandate to...
Among the most celebrated principles in the Open RAN paradigm, softwarization and disaggregation have taken center stage in discussions on the commercialization and deployment of O-RAN systems. A less frequently discussed principle that these two elements enable is programmability—the ability to dynamically and algorithmically...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Rakuten Mobile launches...
Communications service providers (CSPs) are accelerating their cloud transformation journeys, shifting from centralized, vertically stacked networks to open frameworks that deliver choice, flexibility, and importantly, the opportunity to innovate quickly and compete with new products and services. But change brings inherent risk, and CSPs...
StarHub said that other firms including Keysight Technologies and Fujitsu also participated in the trial
Singaporean operator StarHub has recently conducted what it claims to be the country's inaugural Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) call on its 5G network. The achievement comes as part...
Bloomberg reported this week that Samsung is interested in acquiring Nokia’s mobile networks business
On Aug. 29 Bloomberg, citing “people with knowledge of the matter,” reported that Nokia is exploring a divestiture of its mobile networks business with Samsung emerging as a potential buyer. In...
Hughes said the demo tested remote network orchestration, wide area network (WAN) resiliency as well as secure Radio Access Network (RAN) sharing
Hughes Network Systems and Boost Mobile, both owned by EchoStar, said they successfully demonstrated multi-transport network management for the U.S. Navy.
The demonstration, which...
In March of 2021, Tareq Amin, then CTO of Rakuten Mobile and now CEO of Aramco Digital, and I contemplated the question of how Rakuten Mobile could ramp itself onto a "brownfield" operator's modernization roadmap and drive Open RAN adoption. Of course, this would...
Sarat Puthenpura, Chief Architect – Open RAN; Aether (previously ONF) will be speaking at this year's Open RAN Global Forum. Read more and register here.
Energy costs for telecom operators can be as high as 10% of their total operating expenditure. This is especially true...
In an interview with RCR Wireless News, Tay Yeow Lian, managing director of networks at Singtel Singapore, noted that the telco currently offers nationwide 5G SA services with a network of more than 1,500 5G mobile base stations
Singaporean telco Singtel plans to explore...
African fibre broadband and satellite connectivity provider Liquid Intelligent Technologies has signed an exclusive deal with Globalstar to sell the US satellite firm’s private 5G products in Africa and the Middle East. The collaboration will potentially expand on a non-exclusive basis to also cover...
