Open RAN Policy Coalition In May this year, the Open RAN Policy Coalition was established to advocate for “vendor choice and flexibility in next-generation network deployments,”
Open RAN 101–Open RAN adoption in in different regions: Why, what, when, how? (Reader Forum)
History Most of the CAPEX required to build a wireless network is related to the RAN segment, reaching as high as 80% of the total network
Open RAN 101–Open RAN adoption in in different regions: Why, what, when, how? (Reader Forum)
History Most of the CAPEX required to build a wireless network is related to the RAN segment, reaching as high as 80% of the total network
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Categories 5G, cloud RAN, Network Infrastructure, Nokia, O-RAN Alliance, Open-RAN, Telecom Infra Project, Telefonica, Vodafone, vRAN
Sensing open RAN opportunity, Nokia steps on the gas
Nokia expects “full suite” of O-RAN interfaces available in 2021 Adding on to a recent refresh of its virtualized, cloud-based RAN solutions, Nokia today, after weeks
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Categories 5G, O-RAN Alliance, Open-RAN, PARALLEL WIRELESS, Reader Forum, Telecom Infra Project, Vodafone
Open RAN 101–Open RAN: Why, what, how, when? (Reader Forum)
History The entire telecom industry is going through a dramatic change that can be only compared to the change that data centers went through in the
Facebook Connectivity VP discusses unlicensed use of 60 GHz, open RAN momentum A primary goal of Facebook the company is to get more people to use
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Categories Business, Carriers, Network Infrastructure, O-RAN Alliance, Open-RAN, Telecom Infra Project, Vodafone
Open RAN gets major boost with Vodafone announcing Europe-wide tender
Vodafone tender includes 14 countries, `100,000 wireless infrastructure sites Vodafone has tested open RAN technologies in parts of Turkey and South Africa and, in October, began
As open RAN moves toward tipping point, how will the vendor dynamics shake out? LOS ANGELES–Major, multi-national operators, as well as numerous others in the telecoms
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Categories Carriers, Network Infrastructure, Orange, Software, Telecom Infra Project, Telefonica, TIM Brazil, Vodafone
Operators focus on open RAN and transport at TIP Summit
Vodafone, Telefónica to pilot disaggregated RAN The broad goal of the Telecom Infra Project is to take the cost out of crucial network infrastructure by disaggregating
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Categories 802.11ay, Carriers, Deutsche Telekom, Facebok, Network Infrastructure, Qualcomm, Telecom Infra Project
Facebook’s Terragraph gains momentum with operator, vendor buy-in
Terragraph uses 60 GHz band for high-speed wireless As it continues to develop wireless network solutions via the Telecom Infra Project, Facebook is building momentum around
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Categories 5G, Deutsche Telekom, Facebook, millimeter wave, Network Infrastructure, Telecom Infra Project
Facebook Telecom Infra Project hones 5G focus
Underlying 5G tech including network slicing, virtualized RAN and end-to-end network slicing including included in TIP working groups Founded in 2016 by Facebook, the Telecom Infra