The arrival of RAN disaggregation and the corresponding standards for open interfaces, hardware, software decoupling, network intelligence and automation has led to the expansion of a diverse ecosystem of RAN component players, specifically Radio Unit (RU) vendors. While this ecosystem allows operators to pick...
In my last article in this “Who Disaggregated My RAN?” blog series, we covered the advances made by the O-RAN Alliance to deliver an open Fronthaul specification that supports multiple ways in which the base station will connect to the radio and ensures interoperability...
As we saw in the last article in this blog series, the disaggregation of the RAN has opened up a number of new and exciting opportunities for a larger ecosystem to grow and thrive. But nowhere has the momentum been felt more than in...
In my first blog in this new Who Disaggregated My RAN? series, “How it All Falls in Place,” I provided the background that led to the industry’s push for the adoption of an open and disaggregated RAN.
Based on my engagements with the entire ecosystem...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Arun Bhikshesvaran, Radisys (Ep. 9)
This week on Will 5G Change the World?, Radisys CEO Arun Bhikshesvaran discusses his favorite journey, the outlook for open RAN and Radisys' role of enabling, integrating and managing a 5G...
Disaggregated RAN: How it all falls in place
The promise of 5G is unlocking significant change and sparking the 4th Industrial Revolution, driving use cases such as industrial IoT and improved healthcare, to augmented reality, autonomous vehicles and smart cities. But if 5G is to...
Mobile operators are transforming their networks to keep up with the demands of next-generation connectivity and user experience. Next-generation wireless networks must have the flexibility and expandability to support billions of connected devices, new services, and applications that will drive new business efficiencies and...
As programmability expands from the core to the RAN, 2020 will be a tipping point
According to Neeraj Patel, senior VP and GM of Software & Services at Radisys, RAN is “the most complex piece in the telecom maze.”
The RAN, radio access network, provides a...
5G represents a fundamental shift in how networks are built
Today 5G deployments are relatively limited in coverage scope, although that will rapidly change as the telecom industry enters a multi-year investment supercycle. The early focus will be on delivering enhanced mobile broadband but, as...
India-based conglomerate Reliance Industries, parent company of Indian telecom market disruptor Reliance Jio, has agreed to buy U.S.-based telecom software and hardware company Radisys for $1.72 per share in cash.
Akash Ambani, Director of Reliance Jio, said in a statement that the acquisition "further accelerates...
Orange brings Radisys’ vMRF to ONAP Amsterdam
Orange Labs Networks has integrated Radisys Corporation’s virtualized Media Resource Function (vMRF) into the Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) Amsterdam release.
Orange is a founding member of ONAP, which is a combination of AT&T’s Open ECOMP and The Linux...
Radisys and Mavenir integrate vEPC into M-CORD as part of partnership
Wireless network company Radisys Corporation alongside software-based telecom networking provider Mavenir announced they are collaborating to offer communication service providers a way to commercially launch a M-CORD (Mobile Central Office Re-architected as a Datacenter)...
Radisys invests in early 5G initiative with MobilityEngine
Radisys Corporation introduced a new platform that it says will allow disaggregated mobile networks to meet 5G demands. Radisys MobilityEngine, an evolution of its CellEngine product line, is a portfolio of disaggregated Radio Access Network (RAN) solutions...
Support for the central office re-architected as a data center design continues to grow, but what the connection between CORD efforts and 5G?
On this week’s “NFV/SDN Reality Check,” we speak with Radisys on the connection between the telecommunication industry’s move...
Robust attention in SD-WAN platforms from carriers, vendors and enterprises is proving to be an early entry point and a source of financial return.
On this week’s “NFV/SDN Reality Check” we speak with Viptela on how it’s tackling the software-defined wide area...
The CG-OR-19 specification is said to slash Verizon data center deployments from months to days, with benefit of simplified maintenance.
SANTA CLARA, California – Data center deployment and maintenance simplicity led telecommunications giant Verizon Communications to back a recently established rack standard taking...
Organizational support for open source initiatives is easing the integration of platforms into the telecom world.
One key challenge for growing the support of open source into the telecommunications space is through various organizations that are looking to either bolster the use of...
Open source software may still be a new model for the telecommunications industry, but it’s rapidly gaining traction as operators look to mimic computing world.
While the open source community has quickly gained ground in the computing space, the traditional telecommunications industry has...
The term open source when connected to software may today seem like it’s been around forever, but you would be surprised how new of a concept it is.
The transformational nature of the telecommunication industry’s march towards a software future should not be...
One underlying tenet of the move towards virtualized platforms using NFV, SDN and cloud technologies has been the need for open source architectures that can allow for greater interoperability between vendor solutions and a broader platform for innovation.
This webinar looks at the challenges and...
One underlying tenet of the move towards virtualized platforms using NFV, SDN and cloud technologies has been the need for open source architectures that can allow for greater interoperability between vendor solutions and a broader platform for innovation.
This report looks at the challenges and...
As carriers continue to roll out VoLTE, VoWi-Fi and WebRTC solutions on their path to 5G, adjunct transcoding is seen as a solution for interoperability.
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Advanced SDN and NFV platforms are central to mobile operator migration plans, offering lower costs and better performance
The increasing commoditization of network bandwidth along with competitive pressure from over-the-top providers is causing leading communication service providers to question and recognize the immediate need to...
The world of telecom services is evolving faster than at any time in the past, as customer expectations for always-on and faster solutions grow with each new handset design. At the same time, each generation of handsets now has the power to provide even...
