An xApp is a software tool used by a RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) to manage network functions in near-real time. xApps are part of a RIC —
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What is an rApp? Network automation fundamentals
rApps manage non-real time events within the Radio Access Network (RAN) Intelligent Controller, or RIC The RIC is a central software component of the Open RAN architecture. It is responsible
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Categories Cloud Computing, cloud native, CNFs, Fundamentals, Network Function Virtualization (NFV), NFV, VNFs
VNFs vs. CNFs for telco cloud operations
Telco Cloud operations lean on both virtual machines and cloud native operations to replace physical network hardware In telco cloud operations, both Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) and Cloud Native
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What is a Virtual Network Function?
A Virtual Network Function replaces network hardware with software that can be changed and scaled to meet burgeoning 5G demands VNFs are network services running as
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What is a small cell, really?
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Categories 5G, 5G smartphones, Carriers, KDDI, Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Samsung, virtualized RAN, vRAN
Samsung will deploy 5G vRAN in KDDI’s mid-band network
Among other capabilities, virtualized networks will enable 5G network slicing Samsung is deploying its cloud-native, fully virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) solutions for mid-band spectrum in
Australian operator TPG Telecom has extended its partnership with Ericsson to include the deployment of its 5G core for a Standalone (SA) network. TPG Telecom explained
Ericsson: ‘Network slicing is the operators’ best answer on how to build and manage a network that meets and exceeds the emerging requirements from a
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Categories 1&1, 5G, Altiostar, APAC, Business, Carriers, Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Network Infrastructure, O-RAN, Open-RAN, Rakuten, Rakuten Mobile, Wireless
Germany fourth’s mobile network will be Open RAN-based, built by Rakuten
German operator 1&1 AG and Japanese company Rakuten Group announced they are entering into a long-term partnership to build the former’s mobile network, which will
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Categories 5G, 5G spectrum, C-Band, Carriers, Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Samsung, Software, Spectrum, Verizon, virtualized RAN
Verizon and Samsung complete fully virtualized 5G data session on C Band spectrum
Verizon added an average of 161 MHz of C Band spectrum nationwide to its portfolio, more than doubling its existing mid-band spectrum Using its recently acquired
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Categories 4G, 5G, APAC, Bharti Airtel, Business, Carriers, Intel, Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Network Infrastructure, O-RAN, Open-RAN, vRAN, Wireless
Intel partners with Airtel to accelerate 5G development in India
Intel and Indian telecommunications operator Bharti Airtel announced a collaboration to drive network development of 4G and 5G virtualized radio access network (vRAN) and open
Orange will begin deployment of the 5G standalone network in the town of Lannion, with expansion expected in 2022 Orange is launching a test Standalone (SA)
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Rakuten Mobile’s 4G network reaches 80% of Japan’s population
Japanese mobile operator Rakuten Mobile said its 4G network already reaches 80% of the country’s population, with plans to reach 96% this summer. In a conference