OpenRAN
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Orange has deployed OpenRAN nodes connected to a cloud-native 5G standalone (SA) core network to make a successful data connection. -
Network API exposure is a top five priority for 73% of communication service providers (CSPs), who are turning to open APIs (application programming interface), and SDK (software development kits) to enable software developers to create programmes that offer 5G services to customers.
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Ericsson is boosting its Open RAN and Cloud RAN ecosystem through a partnership with US-based AMD.
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Nokia has announced the launch of anyRAN as it aims to drive Cloud RAN partnerships.
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Juniper and Vodafone along with Parallel Wireless has achieved a successful field trial, delivering Open RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) on a network.
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Vodafone has built a prototype 5G network using a Raspberry Pi computer that can serve a home or office.
Forthcoming events
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Four European telecoms giants are joining forces to promote the roll-out of open-source mobile technology.
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The UK mobile telecoms industry will continue to rely on the Ericsson-Nokia duopoly and the open-source equipment industry is still some years from maturity.
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Open-source mobile vendor Mavenir has taken a major step to move many of its products to the cloud.
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It is already the fastest growing mobile technology in history, but the success of 5G in 2021 depends, like so much else, on the Covid-19 pandemic. Alan Burkitt-Gray looks at the mobile industry’s forecasts
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A Nigerian company that specialises in building mobile networks for rural areas is to install open-source technology to deliver 2G, 3G and 4G wholesale services, upgradable to 5G.
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Telefónica’s O2 UK is the latest company to test open-source radio technology, in a trial with UK and Irish vendor Vilicom.
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Japanese incumbent telco NTT and vendor NEC are working together to compete with US-based internet giants in future wireless and optical networks, and to wrest control away from largely English-speaking companies.
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Open RAN is on track to see a year on year growth of 250% in 2020, despite the sector comprising a mere 1% of the total market.
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NEC’s new centre of excellence in London for 5G open systems will address a global market, according to a senior executive in Japan.
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The UK government is spending £250 million to help open up the mobile telecoms supply chain and end the dependence on three key suppliers, Ericsson, Huawei and Nokia.
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NEC, the vendor that is already supplying open-source 5G equipment to Japan’s Rakuten, is to set up a centre of excellence in the UK.
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Nokia has introduced an AI enhancement that sits at the network edge and promises to enhance the 5G customer experience around gaming and streaming.
