Open RAN

As CSPs look to increase network flexibility and scalability without sacrificing efficiency in new disaggregated radio systems, Cloud RAN will play a key role With 5G networks operating at scale, communications service providers (CSPs) stand ready to embark on the …

“The best way to assess integration across the industry is to go big,” writes AT&T’s VP of RAN Technology AT&T and Verizon are heading up a federally funded, $42.3 million project focused on Open RAN interoperability, network performance and security, …

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 …

Verizon says it is laying the foundation for O-RAN Verizon says that it has already deployed more than 130,000 Open RAN-capable radios in its network as part of an ongoing modernization project in which the carrier is putting in place …

As 5G mobile networks grow in complexity, it’s becoming impossible for human network engineers to manage the network without automation. The evolution from rules-based automation to the use of AI/ML is creating a category of management solutions that can anticipate …

Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) has emerged as a powerful tool to connect the unconnected, bringing high-speed internet to underserved areas where traditional fiber deployment is impractical. With global broadband subscribers estimated to reach 1.6 billion by 2030, FWA promises significant …

Open RAN is stepping into the spotlight and revenues are expected to account for 5-10% of the overall RAN market for 2023, according to figures from Dell’Oro Group. Recognized as the crucial catalyst for optimizing RAN functions, the RIC will …

The new O-RAN center is expected to be operational this year Aramco Digital and Intel announced plans to establish what they claim to be Saudi Arabia’s first Open RAN (O-RAN) development center. The partners explained that the collaboration will accelerate …

ORCID will allow participants to test and validate their hardware and software solutions against an O-RAN network deployed by Dish Dish Wireless, which is now a subsidiary of EchoStar, was awarded a $50 million grant from the U.S. Department of …

Parallel Wireless already deployed O-RAN sites in Nigeria, Tanzania, Guinea Conakry, Ghana, South Sudan, Uganda, DRC and Malawi U.S.-based Open RAN (O-RAN) firm Parallel Wireless said it has already deployed a total of 1,500 sites across Africa. Parallel Wireless partnered …

Sustainability is fast becoming a business imperative for the telecoms industry, driven by factors such as the UN’s Race to Zero Campaign, rising energy costs, complex 5G deployments and heightened customer and shareholder expectations. RCR Wireless News‘ latest report, a companion piece …

Deploying massive MIMO for mid-band 5G presents the opportunity to massively reduce per site power consumption and system-level energy efficiency While there isn’t anything magical that happens when a new year starts, it does represent the opportunity to renew focus, …

Parallel Wireless said its 5G SA solution is purposefully architected to run on any general-purpose computing platform U.S.-based Open RAN (O-RAN) firm Parallel Wireless announced the general availability of what it claims to be the world’s first hardware-agnostic 5G Standalone …

The deal is part of the MoU signed by Nokia and Deutsche Telekom at MWC 2023 in Barcelona Nokia and Deutsche Telekom (DT) announced that they have begun to deploy a multi-vendor Open RAN (O-RAN) network with Fujitsu in Germany. …

Fujitsu EVP and Head of Global Networks Business Femi Adeyemi joins the show to look at the state of Open RAN, including positive market traction and lingering impediments, particularly related to providing vendor optionality without creating analysis paralysis.

1&1 said its partners in the O-RAN project are Rakuten Mobile and Mavenir German operator 1&1 confirmed that Open RAN (O-RAN) is fully functional and available throughout the country on its 5G network. The German carrier said that the O-RAN …

AT&T announced this week that it wants to have 70% of its traffic on open network platforms within the next few years and will spend up to $14 billion with Ericsson to make that happen. In remarks at the UBS …

Reality or just a dream: how will AI, automation, and cloud technologies help communication service providers (CSPs) lower network energy costs 25% by 2025? How can cloud-native operations and CI/CD simplify and accelerate sustainability efforts for CSPs, especially in optimizing …

With brownfield operators poised to scale Open RAN, Intel highlights the TCO benefits of Ethernet transport—availability, familiarity, flexibility A number of converging technological trends are reshaping how operators design, deploy and manage mobile networks. The push to cloud-native 5G Standalone …

Next March, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Institute for Telecommunications Science and the Department of Defense’s FutureG Office will hold an invite-only event at which telecom companies and academic researchers will have a chance to demonstrate (not simulate) applications …

Nokia noticeably absent from AT&T’s five-year effort to deploy commercial-scale open radio access networks AT&T is planning to spend roughly $14 billion over the next five years to shift 70% of its network traffic onto open and interoperable platforms, with …

On November 15, Red Hat hosted its fourth annual Open5G virtual event, with session tracks dedicated to open source advancements in 5G core, RAN, edge, cloud, AI, sustainability and more – discussed from the perspectives of over 25 leading service …

SKT says it has improved the power consumption and processing capacity of virtual base stations Korea’s SK Telecom (SKT) is claiming advancements in the power consumption and processing capacity for Open RAN virtual base stations, resulting from its work with …

Nokia will deploy its fully O-RAN-compliant 5G AirScale baseband solution in Docomo’s commercial network in Japan Finnish vendor Nokia announced that Japanese mobile operator NTT Docomo is deploying the former’s Open RAN (O-RAN) compliant 5G AirScale baseband solution, including centralized …

Nokia said the testing was carried out at its O-RAN Innovation Center in Dallas Finnish vendor Nokia announced that it has successfully completed interoperability testing with a Mavenir radio using the O-RAN Alliance 7-2x interface at Nokia’s Open RAN Innovation …