US-based in-building cellular connectivity provider SOLiD has combined with Israeli edge-cloud and private cellular software company ASOCS to deliver an Open RAN solution for private 5G and industrial IoT networks in the developing Industry 4.0 sector. Their solution, targeted at private 5G deployments in...
1&1 said it expects to launch 5G services with its own network infrastructure during 2024
German operator 1&1, which is owned by United Internet AG, has been working in recent months to create the conditions to launch mobile services using its own network infrastructure, the...
Tata Consultancy Services noted that Tejas' N78 5G radios are compatible with 3.3 GHz spectrum
India's largest IT services firm, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), is considering plans to start selling its locally-developed and manufactured 5G radio network gear to other markets, particularly to the U.S.,...
Part of the vision of Open RAN has been creating specifications and ecosystem alignment resulting in what is effectively a plug-and-play radio system.However, the reality today, and the near-term outlook, show this isn't the case; system integration is and will be a key driver...
To keep up with growing network complexity, telcos are applying automation techniques enabled by AI and ML in as many network operations as possible
As 5G continues to evolve, it also continues to become more complex. Virtualization and disaggregation are happening in tandem with deployment...
Deutsche Telekom partnered with Juniper Networks, AirHope, VMware and Viavi for this multi-vendor trial
German carrier Deutsche Telekom announced technical details of a multi-vendor trial around programmable radio access networks that demonstrates the potential of the non-real-time RIC and rApp concept to automate and optimize...
Vodafone said its O-RAN program is supported by Samsung, Intel, Keysight, Dell Technologies, Capgemini and Wind River
U.K. telco Vodafone confirmed it has officially started the installation of Open RAN (O-RAN) equipment for 2,500 sites in Wales and in certain regions of England, the telco...
VMware noted it is currently working with Indian carriers Bharti Airtel, Jio and Vodafone Idea
VMware expects to see wide-scale deployment of O-RAN-based 5G in India from 2025, local newspaper The Economic Times reported, citing Sanjay Uppal, senior vice president and general manager of VMware’s...
As Communications Service Providers (CSPs) transition from closed proprietary RAN systems to open, disaggregated solutions as part of their migration to 5G, Ethernet adapters with hardware-enhanced timing synchronization are proving essential in allowing them to build virtualized RAN (vRAN) solutions to meet their customers’...
Latest Intel processor integrates Layer 1 processing into SoC; available on Dell edge servers
Building on a strong pre-existing relationship, Dell Technologies and Intel continue to partner in an effort to accelerate commercial deployment of virtualized and open radio access networks. The latest from the...
Both countries will also seek to promote Open RAN in other countries across Latin America
Brazil’s telecommunications regulator Anatel and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan (MIC) signed a cooperation agreement with the main aim of expanding Open RAN deployments and related...
NEC said this O-RAN certification has been issued by Japan OTIC
Japanese tech company NEC said it has obtained O-RAN certification from Japan's Open Testing & Integration Center (OTIC) for its 5G base station radio unit (RU).
The company said that this 5G base station...
Viavi outlines private Open RAN benefits and security complexities
Beyond macro public networks, Open RAN could also support the variety of deployment configurations necessary for private enterprise networks. But just as Tier 1 operators have to guard against security incidents to stave off financial and...
Rakuten Symphony and Veon will seek to accelerate the reconstruction of the country’s infrastructure, through collaboration on O-RAN
Rakuten Symphony has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with telecom operator Veon, with the aim of helping recovery of critical infrastructure in Ukraine, which has been...
Getting Open RAN acceleration right directly impacts network monetization opportunities
As the Open RAN market continues to mature and evolve, there's a growing debate around whether in-line or look-aside acceleration is better-suited for lower layer processing.
The main difference between these two approaches is that in...
Rakuten Mobile will share results from its RIC experimentation with the O-RAN Alliance and the Open Test and Integration Centre (OTIC) in Japan
Rakuten Mobile has announced plans to conduct R&D on RAN intelligent controllers (RICs) at Japan’s Yokosuka Telecom Research Park to advance the...
The Open RAN mobile sites will be used to provide coverage to the surrounding rural communities
Vodafone has partnered with mobile coverage services specialist Net CS to provide 4G coverage to rural communities around 11 Church of England parish churches across the U.K. Using Open...
As the telecoms industry undergoes rapid change and digitalization, 2023 marks the year of much-needed reinvention. Both carriers and other stakeholders are facing new challenges and opportunities as they adapt, monetize and expand to meet the demands of the transforming landscape.
In the most recent...
The Department of Home Affairs has launched a tender process to select an operator for the 5G lab
The government of Australia is moving ahead with its plans to set up a lab with the main aim of checking the interoperability and security of 5G...
Ragha Gopavarapu, a senior manager for Samsung’s carrier accounts, shares Samsung's perspective on the vRAN and Open RAN revolutions in telecom networks, and provides an update on the company's new vRAN 3.0 offering.
Part of the vision of Open RAN has been creating specifications and ecosystem alignment resulting in what is effectively a plug-and-play radio systems. However, the reality today, and the near-term outlook, show this isn't the case; system integration is and will be a key...
Rakuten Mobile said that this O-RAN research initiative is expected to last until June 2026
Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile announced the launch of a new research and development project with the aim of developing advanced Open RAN integration infrastructure.
The operator said that this launch is...
The university noted that the new facility has been approved by the O-RAN Alliance
The Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT) at Northeastern University opened an Open Testing and Integration Center (OTIC) in Burlington, Massachusetts, to promote research, development and testing of next-generation...
Open Radio Access Networks pose both an opportunity—for new flexibility and agility within the RAN and the ability for network operators to re-set vendor relationships—and a challenge of interoperability among freshly disaggregated network elements.
But making sure that new features and functions actually work...
