O-RAN
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Vietnamese carrier Viettel has launched an Open RAN 5G Network, leveraging hardware from Qualcomm to provide enhanced connectivity across the country. -
Fujitsu has unveiled an AI-powered tool designed to enhance mobile communications by reducing quality degradation in 5G wireless networks.
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Vodafone confirms plans to build new Open Radio Access Network (RAN) sites in 20 cities across Romania.
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Orange and Vodafone are looking for strategic vendors for a pioneering open RAN collaboration in Romania.
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The island of Bermuda is to get a new mobile competitor, that will be fully cloud-based.
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Japanese equipment vendor NEC is taking its US-based acquisition, Blue Danube Systems, and turning it into an innovation hub for open RAN.
Forthcoming events
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The five large European telcos working together on open RAN have published their list of technical priorities as a way of encouraging vendors to move into the business.
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The Asia-Pacific region is driving the surging market for open RAN networks, according to a new survey.
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A new report shows that the economic benefits from open RAN could reach at least US$285 billion in only 10 years, as networks are disaggregated.
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Rakuten Mobile and its equipment supplier NEC are to work together to promote open RAN networks worldwide.
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The five giant European mobile operators that are working together on open RAN say they will start large-scale rollout next year.
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Millicom has started the first moves to open RAN operation in its mobile networks in Latin America.
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US company Airspan has jumped into the UK government’s call for new mobile suppliers by saying it will expand its presence in the country.
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TIM has deployed its first open RAN network following an agreement between five European operators earlier this year to work together on new network technology.
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Etisalat is building a cloud-native open radio access network (open RAN) service in Afghanistan.
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Japanese technology company Rakuten, which has launched a cloud-based 5G network, has raised 242 billion yen (US$2.2 billion) by selling stakes to Japan Post, Tencent and Walmart.
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Oguz Sunay, VP of R&D at the Open Networking Foundation explains the latest advances in radio access networks and how Open Source technology is driving change
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Five of the world’s largest telecoms groups have announced an accelerated programme to implement open 4G and 5G this year. Alan Burkitt-Gray looks at why the field has suddenly opened up
