Open RAN

The benefits of cloud-native RAN include efficient scaling, dynamic orchestration of microservices and enhanced security Operators are steadily working to become cloud-native from the core to the radio access network (RAN) all the way out to edge computing nodes. The …

Mobile network operators are taking initiatives to deploy 5G faster and make it accessible to more and more users. However this comes with a host of new challenges such as ensuring adequate coverage, capacity and throughput, managing network complexity and …

When the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) asked for public comment on the $1.5 billion “Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund,” they were explicit about its goals. The 10-year Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) grant program aims to …

Built on the Keysight O-RAN Architect solution, the lab offers a setup to conduct radio unit testing Keysight announced it is launching its first complete Open RAN (O-RAN) testing laboratory for Europe at the company’s Milan office in Italy. The …

Mobile networks across the globe have made unprecedented strides in speed, throughput, manageability and cost reductions in the past few years, all of which proved their worth over the pandemic amid the staggering spike in demand caused by the work-from-home …

Fujitsu highlights Open RAN security and service management and orchestration at Mobile World Congress 2023  Open RAN progress, both as an ideological movement and a specific set of interoperable, standards-based technologies, was on display this year at Mobile World Congress …

Rakuten said that telcos and industry suppliers in Europe and the Middle East will be invited to test advancements in O-RAN technologies in the new facility Rakuten Mobile, Rakuten Symphony and Rakuten Symphony UK officially opened the Rakuten Open RAN …

So far, 15 vendors and 36 O-RAN products have collaborated with SONIC Labs U.K. digital accelerator Digital Catapult, working with telecommunications regulator Ofcom, has announced the opening of its new Open RAN (O-RAN) testing facilities as part of the SONIC …

The O-RAN RIC is combining with advances in AI to provide new opportunities for network automation. This will maximise service performance and user experience, allowing immersive services and advanced industrial applications to flourish. In this paper, we ask: How can …

This webinar presents key aspects of Open RAN technology and business needs on “why Open RAN”. It also discusses the main drivers in terms of use cases, and the market reality on Open RAN. While there may be challenges to …

The O-RAN Alliance also announced that the O-RAN Release 003 includes 10 new specification titles The O-RAN Alliance signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with OpenAirInterface Software Alliance (OAI), in which both entities agreed to cooperate on O-RAN issues, open …

NIWC Pacific provides technological support for information warfare to the U.S. Navy and military Optical computing and cellular mesh R&D company GXC has deployed its 5G Open RAN solution at the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific) facility in …

BARCELONA—Igal Elbaz, AT&T’s CTO for networks, has words for Open RAN doubters: Open RAN is going to happen, because it’s that important to telecom innovation. It’s just a matter of when, and he said there are two factors which will …

The O-RAN cooperation will be performed by exchanging the respective expertise and technologies between the parties MWC, Barcelona. Vodafone and NTT Docomo have said they will work together to simplify open RAN testing and integration for network equipment vendors, with …

Deutsche Telekom said that Nokia and Fujitsu have been selected as partners for an initial commercial O-RAN introduction in Germany German carrier Deutsche Telekom announced a partnership with Nokia, Fujitsu and Mavenir for the initial phase of its commercial Open …

‘The easiest way to migrate from the traditional to a cloud-native RAN is to use the same proven silicon and software for both,’ says Marvell With Mobile World Congress Barcelona less than a week away, RCR Wireless News caught up …

In addition to Samsung, Dish is working with Dell, VMware and AWS on its 5G network Per a new agreement, Samsung is supplying Dish Wireless with an initial shipment of 24,000 Open RAN-compliant radios and 5G virtualized RAN (vRAN) software …

With this new 5G vRAN solution, Fujitsu aims to contribute to the global expansion of the open 5G network in cooperation with carriers including NTT Docomo Japanese company Fujitsu announced the launch of a new 5G vRAN solution which combines …

The shift to 5G Standalone—and enterprise service delivery—requires cross-domain network resource management and an OSS/BSS re-alignment The latest generation of cellular that’s available out in the world today largely follows a 5G Non-Standalone architecture meaning new radios and spectrum were …

KDDI has started to deploy 5G vRAN sites in the city of Osaka last month Wind River announced that its Wind River Studio is being used by Japanese operator KDDI for its O-RAN­-compliant 5G virtualized base station, which began commercial …

The RIC, or RAN Intelligent Controller, is a central software component of the Open RAN architecture NEC Corporation this week demonstrated multi-vendor integration and interoperability of a Near-Real-Time RAN Intelligent Controller (Near-RT RIC). The project involved HCL Technologies’ Bouncer xApp in combination with VIAVI’s …

Last year, the governments of Japan and the UK had signed agreement to cooperate with the aim of boosting O-RAN deployments Japanese telcos NTT Docomo and Rakuten Mobile were selected by the U.K. government to work with local organizations with …

In February of 2019, the GSMA board set what it called a “milestone ambition”: The goal to transform the mobile industry so that it would reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 at the latest. An energy crisis in Europe, and …

The DoD said the 5G Challenge will accelerate the adoption of open interfaces and multi-vendor solutions toward the development of an open 5G ecosystem The FutureG & 5G Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) …

When bringing CT to live networks, it’s important to build and design for this framework from day one The move towards continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment or CI/CD and continuous testing (CT) is part of the telecom industry’s larger push …