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Test and Measurement: Viavi opens new factory in Arizona

Viavi Solutions said this week that it has officially opened a new optical product facility in Chandler, Arizona. The new factory represents an expanded local presence for Viavi, which also moved its headquarters from California to Arizona's "Optics Valley." The company said that the...

Viavi, VMware announce RIC testbed as a service

The two companies hope to drive standardized RIC testing with the new solution Viavi Solutions on Wednesday announced that it’s signed a partnership agreement with VMware to develop a testbed as a service for RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) testing. Viavi said it hopes the new service will...

Challenges in planning, testing and assuring private networks

The process of deploying a private cellular network is different than enterprise Wi-Fi, but it's one that companies who wish to explore 4G or 5G private networks should be familiar with. In a session at the recent Private Networks European Forum, that topic was tackled...

Open RAN: Near-Real-time RIC vs. Non-real-time RIC

As operators and vendors delve deeper into the development and testing of Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN), the RAN Intelligent Controller, or RIC, is one of the main elements of focus. "The main purpose of RIC is to automate and optimize the RAN...

Open RAN and network automation require a change in mindset

Throughout the Open RAN Global Forum (register for on-demand access to the virtual event here), there was a recurring theme around Open RAN being part of a larger technological transformation encompassing the move towards cloud, software, data and more IT-centric operations. This shift is...

What does plug-and-play really mean for Open RAN?

The consensus is that interoperability has made material progress but there's still work to do As Open RAN has gained momentum in recent years, there’s been this recurring talking point around modular radio system hardware and software being assembled and disassembled to support operators’ specific...

The art of assuring the private cellular network

All enterprise eyes are on the development and deployment of private 5G cellular networks, as businesses seek new flexibility and capabilities that traditional IT infrastructure has not delivered.  But how do you know that your private network is delivering on the promise of 5G? It all...

How future 6G networks will deal with demand for mobile data?

Ian Wong, director of RF and wireless architecture at Viavi Solutions, said that future 6G systems should focus more on delivering new applications rather than just increasing the capacity for services already enabled by 4G and 5G Although 5G is still very much a...

What are the concrete steps towards 6G?

Research groups have already begun discussions on 6G use cases and necessary technologies Although 5G is still very much a work-in-progress with a good deal of continued evolution ahead of it, a range of stakeholders are already discussing and testing components and systems that very...

What will be the main features and potential use cases of 6G?

According to Samsung, 6G will be characterized by ultra-wideband, ultra-low latency, ultra-intelligence and ultra-spatialization, which will support "extreme" communication performance A wide range of technologies such as AI, advanced sensors, optics, cloud computing, high-speed digital, satellite and robotics will undergo rapid advancement in the next...

What will the coexistence between 5G and 6G be like?

The Next G Alliance believes that 6G and 5G will coexist for a long period of time, as future 6G systems will be an evolution of 5G and not a replacement technology It’s widely accepted by the industry that once 6G systems emerge near 2030,...

How will Open RAN inform the development of 6G?

The Open RAN RIC will bring CI/CD processes to telecom Although 5G still has a long tail of innovation left as it advanced to 5G Advanced with Release 18, there’s already material work happening focused on framing what its predecessor, 6G, will look like. One...

Editorial Report: 6G: What problems will the next generation of cellular solve and how?

Although 5G is still very much a work-in-progress with a good deal of continued evolution ahead of it, a range of stakeholders are already discussing and testing components and systems that very well could be included in what comes next--6G. At a high-level, there's a...

Why is collaborative research key to developing future 6G systems?

According to Keysight Technologies, there is great interest from governments globally to kickstart 6G research Although global deployment of 5G is making solid progress and 3GPP Releases 17 and 18 will certainly enable more advanced 5G applications and use cases in the coming years, numerous...

Three Open RAN obstacles: Servers, RIC testing and optionality

In a bit of circularity, the Open RAN promise of full optionality between hardware and software components is also an overarching difficulty in deploying Open RAN at scale. How do you unify management of a disaggregated system? How do you procedurally run through the...

Viavi expands support to 6G research initiatives

Viavi is supporting 6G research activities at the Northeastern University, the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Surrey Viavi Solutions said it is supporting global academic and industry research into future 6G systems through its new 6G Forward program. In a release, the...

What’s the innovative potential of Open RAN? It’s all about the RIC

The RIC is key to Open RAN network programmability and automation Looking past the TCO benefits associated with Open RAN, the real value operators are chasing (and vendors are working to prove out and monetize) has to do with new, innovative ways of operating disaggregated...

Top 5 Open RAN operator considerations—and the survey says…

TCO reduction and vendor diversification are Open RAN deployment drivers For part of the recent Open RAN European Forum, RCR Wireless News surveyed 100 members of our audience to gain a better understanding of how they’re thinking about Open RAN deployment. Top motivations include...

Test and Measurement: T-Mo is tops again in 5G speed and availability, Rootmetrics says

AT&T and Verizon both sees some improvement, but not enough to top Rootmetrics' rankings Another round of Rootmetrics' analysis of 125 metro markets in the U.S. confirms that T-Mo continues to lead in 5G reach and speed, while Verizon landed its third consecutive win in...

Editorial Report: Private Networks in 2022: Why Private 5G Networks Matter

This report, a companion to the Private Networks Forum, aggregates, analyzes and contextualizes the wide-ranging discussions from expert speakers, including technology buyers, sellers, policy makers and innovators tuning private networks to the unique needs of the vertical industries around the world.

NTT DoCoMo taps Viavi to ensure global access to its 5G Open RAN project

NTT DoCoMo will use Viavi’s TM500 Network Tester, TM500 O-DU Tester, the TeraVM O-CU Tester and the TeraVM Core Emulator NTT DoCoMo will use Viavi Solutions’ test suite for end-to-end testing for its 5G Open RAN Ecosystem (OREC), a project launched in 2021 that is comprised of 13 vendor...

The First Virtual Event Dedicated to Open RAN in Europe – RCR Wireless News presents the Open RAN European Forum 2022

RCR Wireless News are proud to announce Litepoint, Picocom, Viavi Solutions and Mavenir as event sponsors for the first dedicated European Open RAN event, Open RAN European Forum, taking place virtually on June 7th, 2022.  With a specific focus on European market development, at this...

Back for a second year – RCR Wireless News and Enterprise IoT Insights present the Private Networks Global Forum 2022

RCR Wireless News and Enterprise IoT Insights are proud to announce Cambridge Consultants, Intel, MulteFire Alliance, Nokia, Qualcomm, Viavi Solutions, Mavenir and One Layer as event sponsors for the 2nd annual Private Networks Global Forum, taking place virtually on May 24th.  This day-long virtual event...

Editorial Report: Test and Measurement: Navigating operations, assurance and new spectrum as 5G matures

This report, a companion to the Test & Measurement Forum, aggregates, analyzes and contextualizes the wide-ranging discussions from expert speakers, including technology buyers, sellers, policy makers and innovators working to ensure 5G lives up to its potential by increasingly automated the products and processes...