Ericsson needs Intel inside to support mid-band 5G in its Cloud RAN
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has continued its shuffle towards a commoditized, open Radio Access Network by using Intel chips to do its mid-band 5G computing.
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Bharti Airtel and Tata to roll out homegrown OpenRAN tech
India’s dream of developing and exporting its own 5G networking equipment has taken another step towards becoming reality.
Dish continues to buy American with Dell OpenRAN edge deal
Having sold much of its soul to AWS, nascent US MNO Dish once more opted for local help when in building its OpenRAN 5G edge network.
MTN to roll out OpenRAN in Africa this year
MTN this week became the latest major telco to commit to deploying OpenRAN technology, which it claims will be a “game-changer” in emerging markets.
Nokia opens its first OpenRAN centre in the US
Finnish kit vendor Nokia made sure to get a piece of US OpenRAN mania by opening a facility dedicated to it in Dallas.
Rakuten says it will have “No More Secrets”
Rakuten’s CTO Tareq Amin told analysts and media that the company will soon disclose all prices it pays its suppliers, in a new drive for commoditisation of telecoms hardware and software.
Big wins for Samsung and NEC as Vodafone reveals OpenRAN suppliers
Days after lighting up its latest OpenRAN site, Vodafone on Monday announced the vendors that will support its European deployment of this supposedly game-changing technology.
UK surfers get OpenRAN-based connectivity
Vodafone has launched two new live Open RAN sites in the UK, one of which will serve Newquay’s Fistral Beach, a spot beloved by surfers.
TIM pushes OpenRAN agenda with new Turin lab
TIM is pushing further into the OpenRAN arena, this time with the launch of a new R&D centre in Turin.
Vodafone and friends find a way to boost OpenRAN capacity
In a lab test led by Vodafone some AI special sauce was used to significantly boost the capacity of a multi-vendor OpenRAN set up.
OpenRAN spend increased 5x in Q1 2021, driven by APAC – Dell’Oro
OpenRAN mania is officially underway, it seems, with spending on OpenRAN compatible kit and software going through the roof in the first quarter of his year.
Rakuten fleshes out its Communications Platform ahead of global expansion
Japanese greenfield operator Rakuten Mobile has signed agreements with NEC and Fujitsu to collaborate over global OpenRAN promotion.
Rakuten Mobile eyes ‘tremendous profitability’ ahead
The cost of building out a new mobile operation from scratch was all too evident in Rakuten Mobile’s first quarter results, but the company is unconcerned.
Vodafone and Qualcomm partner to make an OpenRAN reference design
Mobile chip giant Qualcomm is enlisting the help of OpenRAN cheerleader Vodafone to help it bring its smartphone methodology to the new radio paradigm.
TIM wastes little time in making its OpenRAN move
Telecoms group TIM claims to be the first Italian operator to formally get the ball rolling on its OpenRAN deployment.
UK gets more OpenRAN investment, Mavenir gets Koch
Mavenir is making headlines, announcing a new OpenRAN development centre in the UK, scoring a $500 million investment from Koch Industries and even getting a new logo.
Dish gambles on Faustian pact with AWS
Nascent US MNO Dish is the latest telecoms company to go all-in on the public cloud, entrusting Amazon Web Services to handle its entire 5G network.
Vodafone puts its money where its mouth is with new OpenRAN lab
UK telco Vodafone has been banging on about OpenRAN for a while and is its biggest domestic cheerleader, so it’s good to see it lead from the front by investing in its development.
NEC teams up with Red Hat to deliver cloud native 5G solutions
The Japanese telecoms vendor NEC has brought its partnership with IBM-owned open source software solutions provider Red Hat up to date to deliver multicloud capable 5G solutions.
Mavenir and Xilinx team up to make an OpenRAN mMIMO portfolio
The OpenRAN movement continues its steady progress with the launch of a compatible set of massive MIMO kit from two companies keen to disrupt the networking space.
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