NEC goes international with its open virtualized RAN software suite
Japanese tech giant NEC has continued its Open RAN crusade with the introduction of its open virtualized RAN software suite to the international market.
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Rakuten Symphony gets intimate with AWS
Japanese Open RAN platform provider Rakuten Symphony is making itself available on Amazon Web Services.
ETSI and O-RAN Alliance release first Open RAN specification
Open RAN has taken a step closer to becoming an official standard, with European standardization body ETSI giving an O-RAN specification its seal of approval.
Global Open RAN market growth exceeds expectations once more
The latest findings from telecoms equipment market trackers Dell’Oro features another increase in its forecast for the Open RAN market.
NEC joins the Orange 5G SA cloud party
French operator group Orange has brought in NEC to help it deploy massive MIMO on its 5G SA experimental network.
The fusion of the telecoms sector with the wider tech industry is inevitable
Dennis Hoffman, SVP and GM, Dell Technologies Telecom Systems Business (pictured), thinks with the proliferation of Open RAN and edge computing a fusion of telecoms and the wider tech market ‘has to happen.’
IBM: ‘There are not many firms in the world that really understand the telco sector’
In part two of our interview with tech giant IBM, Stephen Rose, IBM’s global General Manager for TME and Distribution talks Open RAN, Edge computing, and the future of the telecoms industry.
VMO2, NEC and Rakuten activate Open RAN sites in UK
An Open RAN deployment collaboratively set up by VMO2, NEC and Rakuten is entering the ‘field phase’ with the activation of the first live sites in VMO2’s commercial network.
Ericsson says we shouldn’t wait around for killer 5G slicing use cases
We sat down with Hannes Ekström, Head of Strategy BNEW at Ericsson (pictured), to talk about 5G slicing trials, the Vonage acquisition, Open RAN, and what 6G might look like.
Rakuten Mobile unveils Open vRAN verification lab in Tokyo
Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile has added another string to its O-RAN bow with the opening of its Open Innovation Lab.
Mavenir and Quickline deploy 5G SA Open RAN network
Rural broadband specialist Quickline Communications has teamed up with Open Ran focussed software outfit Mavenir to launch a commercialised 5G SA, cloud-based, Open RAN network in North Yorkshire.
Dell’Oro bullish on Open RAN growth
A recently released report by the Dell’Oro Group, a telecoms market research firm, sees forecasts for Open RAN kit revenues revised upwards.
UK government offers more cash for Open RAN R&D
The UK government is dangling £25 million of funding in front of telcos and universities for 5G and 6G network equipment R&D, which essentially means Open RAN.
Rakuten Symphony launches Indian Open RAN initiative
Rakuten Symphony plans to build a new innovation lab in India designed both to increase its own presence in the market and to boost the country’s position on the global technology stage.
NEC acquires Aspire to fuel Open RAN plan
Japan’s NEC has strengthened its Open RAN systems integration (SI) credentials by acquiring Aspire Technologies.
TIP wants to send engineers to Open RAN school
The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) and Accenture have launched a training service to address the claimed open networking skills gap.
Samsung bags a tasty Dish Open RAN deal
Dish is definitely, definitely, probably about to launch its 5G network in the US, and this week it revealed Samsung will supply some of the kit it needs.
UK government publishes its Open RAN wish list
The UK state is really into Open RAN, so much so that it apparently wants to have a say in defining the nascent standard.
Telecoms industry remains optimistic despite everything
Seven out ten respondents to the 2021 Telecoms.com Annual Industry Survey are largely happy with how this year went and more are expecting a strong 2022.
Europe’s big shots launch Open RAN manifesto
Five of Europe’s biggest operators sent out a rallying cry for the continent to win leadership in Open RAN, with plenty of hyperbole and some fundamental flaws.
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