Join this webinar for an in-depth exploration of the evolving RAN landscape. This joint webinar with Intel and Supermicro will delve into the industry’s transformation toward open and virtualized RAN architectures, highlighting the scalability, flexibility and performance benefits they bring. Discover how our collaborative...
Energy efficiency in telecom networks is challenging to measure and understand
As the saying goes, you can't improve what you can't measure. And mobile network operators these days are very interested in improving their energy efficiency in order to reduce, or at least hold stable,...
The Open RAN market is seeing a second tough year
After starting off with rapid growth, Open RAN technology took a plunge during 2023 and has continued to struggle during the course of 2024, according to new analysis from Dell'Oro Group.
"2024 is so far...
AI is being explored in 5G-Advanced and expected to play a more important role in the 6G air interface
The building blocks for the use of artificial intelligence in the air interface are being developed and put together in 5G-Advanced, and AI is expected to...
The radio access network consumes, by far, the majority of power needed to operate mobile networks. Given the reality operators are facing—pressing needs to reduce operational costs while working towards long-term climate action goals without sacrificing network performance—more energy efficient RAN is a key...
Note: sign up here to join the forthcoming RCR Wireless webinar on how to scale private 5G in Industry 4.0 (‘balancing customisation and simplicity in private industrial 5G networks’) on October 10, featuring speakers from Ericsson, EXFO, Kyndryl, and Verizon Business.
There is a loose 80/20 rule...
As mobile network operators operate under increasingly strict capital and operating budgets, they are not only seeking greater efficiencies, they are looking at smarter tools for highly manual and expensive processes.
Vecta Labs is one of a number of companies that is applying artificial intelligence...
A new “forecast report” by analyst house Dell’Oro Group, says revenue from the sale of radio access network (RAN) equipment for private 4G (LTE) and 5G deployments in the global enterprise market grew by 24 percent in the second quarter of 2024. The result...
Ericsson said that this deployment lays the groundwork for forthcoming 5G-A and associated technologies
Swedish vendor Ericsson and Australian telco Telstra claimed the first deployment of Ericsson’s 4th generation of Radio Access Network (RAN) purpose-built compute platform in Australia, "paving the way" for a 5G Advanced...
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...
Ericsson supplied hardware and software and conducted demonstrations, test cases and performance assessments for the trial
Swedish vendor Ericsson and Turkish operator Turkcell announced a successful trial deployment of the Ericsson 5G Cloud Radio Access Network (RAN) technology on Turkcell's network.
With the deployment, Turkcell claimed...
Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE account for nearly half of the global RAN market, according to Dell'Oro
The global radio access network (RAN) market conditions remained challenging in the second quarter of the year, with global RAN revenues declining at a double-digit rate year-over-year for...
Europe is forecast to account for 15-20 percent of the global O-RAN revenues by 2028, according to the report
North America is expected to lead the Open RAN (O-RAN) market during the 2023-2028 period, according to a recent report by Dell’Oro Group.
Dell’Oro highlighted that North...
The decline in the RAN market is expected to moderate after 2024, according to Dell'Oro
The global radio access network (RAN) market is forecast to decline at a compound annual rate of -2% during the 2024-2028 period as continued 5G investments will be offset by...
BSNL recently said it has reached 800,000 4G subscribers in its initial launch phase
Indian company Tejas Networks said it expects to conclude supplying 4G/5G network equipment to compatriot state-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) this fiscal year, ending March 31, 2025, as part of...
New numbers, just in (further discussion here); analyst group Dell’Oro Group says private 4G/5G RAN revenues jumped around 40 percent in 2023, compared to 2022, with Nokia, Ericsson, and Huawei leading global sales during “this initial phase” – and Nokia, Ericsson, and Samsung dominating...
Seems those sketches of Spain were about right. US-based core network provider Casa Systems, prominent on the private networks scene, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in a court in Delaware, and agreed a deal at the same time to sell its 5G...
The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence(AI) is revolutionizing various industries, ushering in a new era of innovation. Pioneering AI models such as ChatGPT and Sora by OpenAI, and Gemini by Google are at the forefront of this transformation, providing users with an expanded realm...
AT&T says this is the 'next milestone' in its Open RAN journey
AT&T says that it has commercial traffic running on Ericsson Cloud RAN sites in its 5G network.
The first cloud RAN sites are located south of Dallas, Texas, the carrier added. AT&T and...
Dell'Oro said that the long-term forecast for O-RAN remains positive
Open RAN (O-RAN) revenue is set to decline in 2023, following an impressive increase between 2019 and 2022, according to a recently published report by Dell’Oro Group.
The report highlighted that market conditions will remain challenging...
RAN market trajectory will continue downward, analyst firm says
The market for Radio Access Network (RAN) equipment is expected to remain a tough one this year, according to new figures from Dell'Oro Group.
Momentum for 5G build-outs in India has been a bright spot in...
Annual spending on 5G and LTE-based RAN equipment for use in shared and unlicensed spectrum will hit $3 billion by the end of 2026, up from around $1.4 billion by the end of 2023. SNS Telecom & IT forecasts compound annual growth of small...
Ericsson said that the joint PoC deployment was carried out at O2 Telefónica's Wayra innovation hub in Munich
Ericsson and German telco O2 Telefónica completed a proof of concept (PoC) with the aim of paving the way for the development of 5G cloud RAN technology...
Dell'Oro said the O-RAN segment already comprises a mid-single digit share of the broader RAN market
Open RAN (O-RAN) revenues are forecasted to account for more than 15% of the global RAN market by 2027, as the market is experiencing a slower growth than initially...
