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Vodafone taps Wind River to support Open RAN rollout in Germany

by Harry Baldock | Oct 21, 2025

This week, Wind River has revealed its selection by Vodafone to help deploy Open RAN in Germany and the rest of its European markets.

Boldyn Networks and VMO2 deploy Open RAN 5G at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light

by Harry Baldock | Aug 22, 2025

Press Release Boldyn Networks (Boldyn) and Virgin Media O2 have significantly enhanced 5G...

Deutsche Telekom replaces Huawei kit in new Nokia deal

by Georgia Sweeting | Nov 28, 2024

Nokia has announced a deal with Deutsche Telekom to support the deployment of over 3,000 sites for its Open RAN network in Germany.

Aramco Digital mulls $1bn stake in Mavenir

by Harry Baldock | Nov 25, 2024

The companies are also reportedly discussing the possibility of forming a $200 million joint venture

VanillaPlus Issue 4: Nokia’s Vishal Singh explains how CSPs will Sense, Think, Act as autonomous networks become reality

by Harry Baldock | Oct 23, 2024

A bleak dystopian future of automated, autonomous machines has been trailed by sci-fi authors for the last couple of centuries but now autonomy is here, it doesn’t seem such a bad thing – at least in the case of autonomous networks.

“Open RAN is an opportunity today”: Mavenir talks openness and the future of 5G at Connected Britain

by Harry Baldock | Sep 19, 2024

At this year’s Connected Britain, Total Telecom’s Georgia Sweeting caught up with Mavenir’s SVP GM EMEA, Virtyt Koshi, to discuss the latest trends in Open RAN, the value of fixed and mobile convergence, and some of the biggest emerging opportunities for telcos in 2024

Deutsche Telekom CTO Abdurazak Mudesir takes over as chair of O-RAN Alliance

by Harry Baldock | Jul 11, 2024

O-RAN ALLIANCE announces that Dr. Abdurazak Mudesir, Group CTO of Deutsche Telekom, was elected as Chair of the Board, effective on June 25, 2024. Under Abdu’s chairmanship, O-RAN ALLIANCE stays fully committed to its mission to transform Radio Access Networks to be open, intelligent, virtualized and fully interoperable.

VIAVI partners with Telecom Infra Project for Open RAN testing

by Bradford Randall | Jul 10, 2024

Viavi Solutions Inc., also known as VIAVI, has announced a strategic partnership with the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) to expand Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) testing capabilities for VIAVI’s Automated Lab-as-a-Service for Open RAN, also known as VALOR.

House votes to modernize NTIA for first time in over 30 years

by Maddie Hicks | May 17, 2024

On Wednesday 15 May, the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation to reauthorize the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for the first time since 1992.

1&1: 700,000 customers already using our Open RAN network

by Harry Baldock | May 14, 2024

Alongside the company’s Q1 financial results this week, Germany’s newest mobile operator, 1&1, has revealed that 700,000 customers are making use of its newly built Open RAN network.

Nokia and Vodafone trial Open RAN with Arm and HPE

by Harry Baldock | May 10, 2024

Nokia and Vodafone have announced the successful completion of a trial, leveraging Nokia’s anyRAN approach in collaboration with partners Arm and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE).

“AI is this great undiscovered country”: Mavenir talks 5G’s AI-enabled future at Connected North 2024

by Harry Baldock | Apr 29, 2024

At Connected North this year, we caught up with David Hall, VP of Technology Solutions (EMEA) at Mavenir, to discuss the North’s 5G landscape and why AI-enabled operations is quietly becoming one of the most exciting areas for the new technology

AT&T Network CTO talks Open RAN and the move towards continuous innovation

by Harry Baldock | Mar 13, 2024

At Connected America 2024, we spoke with Yigal Elbaz, SVP and Network CTO at AT&T (pictured, left) about the future of Open RAN and what it means for the operator

Kyivstar looks to Rakuten’s Open RAN tech to rebuild its network

by Harry Baldock | Feb 27, 2024

This week, Ukrainian operator Kyivstar has signed a letter of intent confirming that it will procure Open RAN technology from Japan’s Rakuten Symphony.

Vodafone shows off ‘pick and mix’ nature of Open RAN with NEC

by Harry Baldock | Feb 21, 2024

Today, Vodafone has announced the deployment of NEC’s Massive MIMO technology to one of their live 5G Open RAN sites in Devon. The operator has upgraded one of its existing Open RAN masts in Devon with NEC equipment, demonstrating the benefits of interchangeable RAN components.

TELUS doubles down on Samsung to build Canada’s first Open RAN network

by Harry Baldock | Feb 19, 2024

TELUS and Samsung Electronics announced today that they will build Canada’s first commercial virtualized and open radio access network (RAN) — an intelligent, next-generation technology that offers enhanced performance, flexibility, energy efficiency and automation.

Three deploys UK’s first open ran small cell in Glasgow, but says UK Govt Open RAN targets ‘not a priority’

by Georgia Sweeting | Feb 9, 2024

Three UK is seeking to tackle urban network congestion in Glasgow by deploying over 50 small cells throughout the city. The project, which will take 15 months to implement, will see 51 small cells deployed around the city of Glasgow to cope with the huge rise in consumer data consumption since the launch of its 5G services in 2019.

DISH awarded $50 million NTIA grant for Open RAN testing

by Georgia Sweeting | Jan 12, 2024

DISH Wireless, the wireless network service provider recently reunited with parent company EchoStar, has been awarded $50 million in funding from the US Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to launch an Open RAN testing centre.

Parallel Wireless Open RAN deployment bolsters Africa’s connectivity

by Georgia Sweeting | Jan 11, 2024

US-based Open RAN innovator Parallel Wireless has reached a significant milestone in deploying 1,500 sites across Africa. To achieve this, the company partnered with various regional telecommunications providers and governments in countries including Nigeria, Tanzania, Guinea, Ghana, South Sudan, Uganda, DRC, and Malawi to deploy hybrid networks that are tailored to the differing needs of each country.