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
The first phase of 5G build-out is now well underway in major markets around the world. Increasingly, the big mobile service providers and some new
The majority of 5G networks that are available today are non-standalone (NSA), which means they leverage existing 4G infrastructure. This is partly why they are
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
5G Cloud Native Technology opens the door to a number of innovative and disruptive service offerings and operating models which create expanded business opportunities for
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
As if the health risks of COVID-19 weren’t enough, robocall scammers are seizing on the chaos and confusion to fleece Americans out of their personal
What does the term digital mean to you? Before COVID-19, the term digital felt merely aspirational when it came to business transformation. But then everything changed.
5G hype bounds with the number of networks being deployed and the network operators vying for customer eyes. While consumer growth is important, the network
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
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