Samsung Electronics and O2 Telefónica today announced that the companies will test advanced cloud-native vRAN (“virtualized Radio Access Network”) and Open RAN technologies in Germany. The two technologies enable network operators to set up even more flexible network architectures in which hardware and software are separated from each other and individual components are virtualized.
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Vodafone to begin UK’s largest Open RAN rollout
News The rollout will begin in Devon, replacing the “high risk” infrastructure from the now banned equipment vendor Huawei Vodafone has completed the testing phase of its Open RAN programme and is moving onto the ‘volume deployment’ phase, which aims to deploy the...
Dell’Oro lowers five-year Open RAN forecasts
News Market research firm Dell’Oro has revised the global market share forecast of Open RAN downwards for the first time since tracking the technology began According to a new report, Open RAN cumulative revenue predictions have been lowered by 5% to 10% from now...
VMO2’s deal with Nokia leaves scope for Open RAN
News The three-year partnership will see Nokia provide the operator with its latest RAN solutions, as well as the potential for Open RAN and Cloud RAN pilots This week, Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) have announced that they will expand their partnership with Finnish vendor...
Rakuten launches UK-based European Open RAN centre
NEWS The Japanese operator has officially launched its Open RAN customer centre in Weybridge, Surrey The site, first announced in November last year, and developed with $2.3 million in funding from the Japanese government is designed to “serve as a European hub for...
Samsung and Vodafone prepare 5G Open RAN for Germany and Spain
Press Release Samsung Electronics and Vodafone have announced their plans to accelerate 5G Open RAN expansion across Europe, beginning new open network initiatives in Germany and Spain, while enhancing Vodafone’s 5G network in the U.K. This builds upon the two...
Vodafone launches first urban Open RAN sites in Southwest UK
News The deployment follows a small-scale rural rollout in Wales and the Southwest of England last year Vodafone has long been a major proponent of Open RAN and now it is claiming a new European first: an urban deployment of Open RAN equipment in a live network. Until...
NTT Docomo calls in Samsung for Open RAN
Samsung delivers range of O-RAN compliant 5G radios covering comprehensive set of NTT DOCOMO’s 5G spectrum holdings — 3.4GHz, 3.7GHz, 4.5GHz and 28GHz
How can Open RAN be a catalyst for change?
Interview Antonella Faniuolo, Head of Network Planning, Demand, Delivery and Transformation at Vodafone shares her insights into Vodafone's transformation story from Telco to TechCo. Can you tell us about your role at Vodafone? I lead Vodafone’s Network Planning,...
Vodafone announces flurry of Open RAN partnerships
NEWS The international operator group has previously announced that it aims to see 30% of its European mobile sites equipped with Open RAN equipment by 2030 This week, Vodafone has announced its latest string of Open RAN partners, further demonstrating the operator’s...
VMO2 activates first Open RAN sites in live network
News Working alongside NEC and Rakuten Symphony, Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has deployed Open RAN technology in their live commercial network for the first time This week, VMO2 has announced that they have activated an unspecified number of Open RAN macro-sites in...
1&1 announces first live 5G test over Open RAN network
The German operator said it had achieved speeds of over 1 Gbps in a live network setting, exceeding expectations
Opticoms and Innovile announce partnership to manage and optimize Private 5G Networks with Open RAN
German-based system integrator Opticoms, delivering turnkey 5G connectivity for enterprises, partners with network management solution provider Innovile, to automate and optimize Open RAN Private 5G Networks.
Infovista enables accurate Open RAN network planning with launch of Planet 7.7
Press Release Infovista, the global leader in network lifecycle automation (NLA), today announced support for Open RAN planning with the launch of version 7.7 of Planet, its AI-powered RF planning solution. Operators looking to deploy O-RAN in greenfield or as a...
Nokia to test Open RAN and radar compatibility
Nokia and Hill Air Force Base have extended their partnership on existing Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) testbed to mitigate radar interference with 5G networks
Nokia and LG U+ team up for 5G Advanced, 6G & Open RAN
The South Korean mobile operator said it would co-develop new technologies alongside the Finnish equipment vendor, focussing on the next generation of wireless technologies
Open RAN players selected for NTIA’s 5G Challenge
Vendors including Mavenir, Fujitsu, and Rakuten have been selected to compete for a share of the $3 million prize pool
TIP launches Academy to teach Open RAN skills
The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) announced that it has launched a new platform for upskilling the telecoms industry – ‘TIP Academy’. The platform was developed in collaboration with Accenture.
DISH selects Samsung for Open RAN 5G
This multi-year agreement will see Samsung’s 5G network solutions – comprised of 5G O-RAN-compliant virtualised RAN (vRAN) software and a variety of radio units (including Massive MIMO radios) – deployed across DISH’s 5G Smart Network in the US
UK govt announces new Open RAN guidelines
The new guidelines are expected to eliminate ambiguity around Open RAN’s design characteristics and ensure that it develops
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