Open RAN, the movement in wireless telecommunications to disaggregate hardware and software, to open interfaces and reduce costs is taking off. With Open RAN and
5G technology adoption and the cool, robust applications it enables such as IoT, Industry 4.0, autonomous driving, telehealth, robotics and more continue to drive Open
MPEG LA and Unified Patents have just launched their Alium patent pool program that seeks to license 4G LTE and 5G standard-essential patents (SEPs) for
According to Vodafone and Mavenir, the news represents a significant milestone in the move away from physical infrastructure to a digital cloud-based environment Vodafone UK and
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
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
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Japan to carry out 5G O-RAN tests in 2022: Report
Japan is expected set up a wide-area experimental network as early as 2022 to experiment with 5G O-RAN networks, Japanese newspaper Nikkei reported. According to the
The PC802 SoC is a purpose-designed SoC for 5G NR/LTE small cell disaggregated and integrated RAN architectures Picocom has introduced the PC802 SoC (system on chip),
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
Non-real time RIC vs. near-real time RIC
The RIC is cloud software responsible for controlling and optimizing baseband communication functions on the RAN. The RIC, or RAN Intelligent Controller, is a central software component of
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
Equinix will provide digital infrastructure services to support Dish’s cloud-native, Open RAN-based 5G network. As a result, Dish will have access to the infrastructure company’s
New offering optimizes operator RANs in 4G and 5G networks using AI and ML Ericsson this week unveiled Intelligent Automation Platform, a network automation and optimization system
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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