BROWSING: Viavi Solutions
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...
The best use cases enabled by 5G, IoT for utilities are still to come: Viavi
Despite the increasing adoption of IoT and 5G by firms operating in the utility sector, these technologies will enable more innovative use cases in the future compared to the initial use cases under implementation at the moment, Sameh Yamany, CTO of VIAVI Solutions, told...
5G by the numbers: 72 countries, nearly 2,000 cities, 24 Standalone networks
5G networks were activated at a rate of almost two cities per day during 2021, according to Viavi Solutions
5G continues its deployment momentum around the world, while the shift toward Standalone is picking up, according to newly released figures from Viavi Solutions. As of...
Test and Measurement: Teledyne has a record quarter
Teledyne Technologies reported a record quarter, with sales up 64% compared to the first quarter of 2021, to $1.32 billion. Profits, meanwhile, jumped 151% year-over-year, from $84.7 million to $212.6 million.
"We began 2022 with the greatest first quarter sales, earnings and adjusted operating...
Editorial Report: 5G telco cloud transformation: Aligning people, process and technology
This report, a companion to the Telco Cloud Forum, aggregates, analyzes and contextualizes the wide-ranging discussions from expert speakers, including technology buyers, sellers, policy makers and innovators bringing the scale, economics and operational practices of the hyperscale world into the telecoms sector, which is...
Editorial Report:Â Optimizing and monitoring maturing 5G networks
Low latency, ultra-reliability, fast speeds -- 5G networks promise it all. How do operators and vendors make sure that they're truly delivering, particularly when it comes to serving enterprises? What changes are necessary to optimize and monitor 5G networks when you're using them to...
Editorial Webinar: Optimizing and monitoring maturing 5G networks
Low latency, ultra-reliability, fast speeds -- 5G networks promise it all. How do operators and vendors make sure that they're truly delivering, particularly when it comes to serving enterprises? What changes are necessary to optimize and monitor 5G networks when you're using them to...
Test and Measurement: Rohde & Schwarz set to demo 5G Broadcast, wins China Mobile deal
Rohde & Schwarz has won a third consecutive contract with China Mobile for frequency scanners to assist in 5G deployments, and the test company is heading into Mobile World Congress Barcelona set to demonstrate end-to-end live streaming demonstration via 5G Broadcast at Mobile World...
5G Open RAN: How operators can avoid opening a pandora’s box of problems (Reader Forum)
As the evolution to 5G technology advances worldwide, network operators are increasingly interested in exploring open radio access network (Open RAN) technology. Open RAN is promoted as offering a host of business benefits for both incumbent and new mobile operators, including greater agility and...
Test and Measurement: Viavi intros ‘three-dimensional’ network monitoring
Viavi Solutions has released a new version of its Observer network performance and monitoring platform, bringing what it describes as "true three-dimensional network observability" by enabling the platform to provide visibility across different locations and data sources, and a flexible approach to scale.
Observer...
Orange opens O-RAN facility In France
French operator Orange has officially inaugurated its Open RAN Integration Center, the telco said in a release.
The new testing and integration facility will enable companies from the O-RAN ecosystem to test and validate their products and services.
Orange’s O-RAN facility is located at Orange Gardens...
Editorial Webinar: Monetizing MEC: What’s the value in the edge?
With some operators projecting MEC-related service revenues in the 2022 timeframe, what's the current state of play? Beyond operators building out new compute infrastructure, how can existing public cloud infrastructure and on-prem enterprise equipment be leveraged to more quickly deliver on latency-sensitive use cases...
Editorial Report: From greenfield to brownfield: Open RAN in 2022 (With large scale carrier commitments in place, what’s next for the Open RAN ecosystem?)
Open RAN in 2020 was all about communicating the value proposition and gaining validation from major global operators. In 2021, with that validation in hand, the Open RAN ecosystem is pushing toward delivering on those benefits. Priorities include a broader pool of hardware support,...
Test and Measurement: Keysight steps up remote learning support
As hybrid work and hybrid learning become the new normal, Keysight Technologies this week highlighted two of its initiatives in support of remote learning: One for professional engineers, and one that enables university labs to support remote laboratory access.
Keysight University is the company's...