Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before, but reliable wireless connectivity has become an essential facet of daily life. The new survival
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Categories 5G, Capgemini, Carriers, Dell Technologies, Featured, Intel, Network Infrastructure, O-RAN, Open-RAN, Samsung Electronics, Vodafone UK, Wind River
Vodafone claims first O-RAN site in the UK
U.K. carrier Vodafone announced it has switched on what it claims to be the first 5G Open RAN (O-RAN) site in the country, the telco
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Categories 5G, 5G standalone, Carriers, EMEA, Featured, Network Infrastructure, O-RAN, Telefonica, Telefonica Deutschland
Telefonica Deutschland activates O-RAN mini-radio cells in Munich
German operator O2/Telefónica Deutschland has activated the first mini-radio cells with Open RAN technology (O-RAN) in the city of Munich, the telco said in a
Lockheed Martin and Radisys, a specialist in open telecom solutions, have established an enterprise agreement for use of Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) software in
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Categories 5G, 5G spectrum, Airspan Networks, Americas, Carriers, Featured, Network Infrastructure, O-RAN, Padtec, Tropico
Airspan, Padtec, Tropico ink MoU for 5G solutions in Brazil
Airspan Networks, Padtec and Trópico have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to offer 5G network solutions in the Brazilian market. The agreement is part
The U.K. government announced a new initiative with the main aim of accelerating the deployment of Open RAN (O-RAN) in the country. In a statement, the
5G connections are forecasted to represent 12% of total mobile connections in Latin America by 2025, according to a recent report by industry body GSMA. The
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Categories 5G, 5G standalone, APAC, Business, Carriers, Featured, NEC Corporation, NTT DoCoMo, O-RAN
Docomo, NEC test 5G SA with O-RAN base station in multi-vendor scheme
Japanese operator NTT Docomo and compatriot vendor NEC Corporation have completed an interoperability testing for 5G Standalone (SA) using a 5G base station baseband unit
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Categories 5G, Business, Carriers, EMEA, Featured, Network Infrastructure, O-RAN, Open-RAN, Orange, Samsung Electronics, virtualized RAN
Samsung, Orange to collaborate in the latter’s O-RAN facility in France
Korean company Samsung Electronics announced it will be one of the first vendors to participate in the opening of Orange’s Open RAN Integration Center in
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Categories Deutsche Telekom, Featured, Nokia, O-RAN, Open-RAN, Software, Telefonica, Test and Measurement, Vodafone Germany
Germany announces $344 million fund for O-RAN projects
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure said it will provide 300 million euros ($344 million) in funding to develop and test Open RAN
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
U.S. provider of wireless technology JMA Wireless and Japanese company Kyocera Corporation announced an agreement to jointly develop a 5G millimeter-wave (mmWave) backhaul system. Leveraging Kyocera’s
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Categories 5G, architecture, Business, Carriers, Intel, Juniper Networks, Network Infrastructure, O-RAN, Open-RAN, Rakuten Mobile, Rakuten Symphony, Wireless
Rakuten Symphony, Intel and Juniper Networks unveil new O-RAN solution
Intel, Juniper Networks, and Rakuten Symphony announced a collaborative effort to develop Symware, a carrier-grade Open RAN (O-RAN) solution for mobile network operators to modernize
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Categories 5G, AirHop, Business, Carriers, Deutsche Telekom, Edgecore, EMEA, Facebook, foxconn, Intel, LTE, Network Infrastructure, O-RAN, Open Networking Foundation, Radisys, supermicro, trials, Wiwynn
Deutsche Telekom, ONF launch SD-RAN trial in Berlin
German operator Deutsche Telekom and the Open Networking Foundation (ONF) announced the launch of a software-defined RAN trial in Berlin. The partners noted that the Berlin
O-RAN was created as a catalyst to transform the wireless community, to enable new channels of wireless equipment, and to enable innovation to fulfill the