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Analyst Angle: Oi – optimizing the use of network resources with C-RAN

The operators’ view on C-RAN – A conversation with Alberto Bonaventura, Technical Consultant, Oi

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Oi has been active in trialing C-RAN solutions to study the impact they have in cost and performance, and how the C-RAN topology can co-exist and reinforce small deployments. We talked about these topics with Alberto Boaventura, technical consultant at Oi, as part of our upcoming report “Charting the path to RAN virtualization: C-RAN, fronthaul and HetNets,” which Senza Fili prepared in collaboration with RCR Wireless News.

“The benefit of C-RAN is that it reduces capital expenditures and operating expenditures. But there are also functionality improvements that are feasible only with C-RAN implementation,” Alberto said. “When we are talking about C-RAN, we can have a pool of resources that we can share with different regions. That’s a view of functional virtualization that will increase the elasticity in general.”

Read the full interview or watch the video to find out more about Oi’s approach to C-RAN topologies and how they may impact planning, deployment and operations of a mobile operator.

This conversation will be included in the Senza Fili report “Charting the path to RAN virtualization: C- RAN, fronthaul and HetNets” that will be published on February, 2015. If you would like to receive a complimentary copy of the report, please click here and you will be the first to receive the report when it is finalized.

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Monica Paolini
Monica Paolinihttp://www.senzafiliconsulting.com
Monica is an Analyst Angle Contributor to RCR Wireless News. She is the Founder and President of Senza Fili Consulting. Senza Fili provides expert advisory services on wireless data technologies and services.