In recent months, the telecommunications industry has been abuzz with news about various initiatives related to Open RAN. Essentially, Open RAN refers to open and
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
Who disaggregated my RAN? Part 10: Open and private at once: Open RAN solutions for private networks (Reader Forum)
In my previous blog, I covered the promise and potential of network slicing. Another deployment use case which has seen tremendous interest and demand is
History In 2G and 3G, the mobile architectures had controllers that were responsible for RAN orchestration and management. With 4G, overall network architecture became flatter and
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Categories 5G, 5G networks, artificial intelligence, automation, Cellwize, Network Infrastructure, Open-RAN, Opinion, Verizon
How automation can make a network appear open, even when it’s not
According to Cellwize, 5G networks should be born automated Cellwize, a network automation and orchestration company, worked with Verizon to develop Chime, an AI-powered RAN automation
Who disaggregated my RAN? Part 9: Slice and serve–network slicing in action (Reader Forum)
In my last blog, we briefly touched upon the advanced use cases that are possible in 5G. One such use case is Network Slicing. 5G
History Software has been “eating the world” for a while now: from consumer, then enterprise and now the telecom value chains. Open RAN is a great
Is open RAN right for near-term rip-and-replace? Huawei equipment has been ordered removed from networks in the United States and the United Kingdom with speculation that
We left off in our series having looked at the virtualized and cloud-based open RAN. Now we move on to consider the orchestration part, deploying
Why Open RAN is so vital (Analyst Angle)
Although 2020 has brought numerous challenges to the telecom industry, including geopolitical stresses, the COVID-19 pandemic, and 5G deployment challenges, these events have also highlighted
In conjunction with a wide swath of industry stakeholders, the United States federal government is working to form and implement the creatively-titled National Strategy to
In previous blogs in this “Who Disaggregated My RAN? series, we have looked at the benefits of a disaggregated Open RAN, including the growth of
As it continues to gain 5G infrastructure market share, Samsung this week announced a virtualized 5G RAN solution comprising virtualized central and distributed units and
History Functional splits are nothing new. They were initially outlined in 3GPP Release 14 and defined in 3GPP release 15 and where new terminology, interfaces and