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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UK vendor diversity task force calls for more vendor diversity
A task force commissioned by the UK government to look into telecoms vendor diversity has shocked everyone by concluding we need some.
Ericsson tiptoes towards OpenRAN with new Open Lab
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has unveiled an Open Lab, which is designed as a hub for collaboration on virtualized 5G RAN technologies.
NTT Docomo turns to Samsung for help with OpenRAN
Japanese operator NTT Docomo is determined not to let rival Rakuten get too much of a head start with OpenRAN, so has drafted in Samsung to help.
Etisalat brings in Rakuten to help with OpenRAN
UAE operator group Etisalat is the latest telco to use Rakuten’s platform to accelerate its adoption of OpenRAN technology.
Rakuten receives a $2 billion capital injection
The Japanese digital heavyweight Rakuten has sold 13% share, worth $2.2 billion to new investors to bolster its balance sheet and to finance more aggressive mobile rollout.
Nokia launches an OpenRAN platform
Finnish kit vendor Nokia has unveiled a new service enablement platform that’s designed to enable innovation across the OpenRAN ecosystem.
Google takes Intel to the edge
Internet giant Google is getting Intel involved in its telco cloud offering to help with things like edge computing, vRAN and OpenRAN.
TIM joins Euro OpenRAN fest
The last of the major European economies is now represented in an operator cabal created to do something or other about OpenRAN technology.
UK Parliament reckons having just two telecoms vendors isn’t great
Fresh from its stunning insights into the broadband market, UK Parliament has decided it’s time to fix the mobile sector.
O2 UK chooses NEC for OpenRAN trial
Following the decision of parent company Telefónica to follow Rakuten’s lead on OpenRAN, O2 UK completed a trial of the new tech in partnership with NEC.
Ericsson shares spike… because of fundamentals
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has managed to improve its share price the old-fashioned way, by doing a bit better than investors thought it would.
European operators form OpenRAN cabal
Vodafone, Telefónica, Orange and Deutsche Telekom have signed one of those MoUs, committing to collaborate on the development of OpenRAN technology.
What is lying in wait for telecoms in 2021?
Observers and practitioners take it on the chin to predict what the telecoms industry may look like in the coming year.
NEC treats India to a taste of its OpenRAN excellence
No sooner has Japanese tech vendor NEC unveiled an OpenRAN centre of excellence in the UK than it announces one in India too.
O2 UK wants to use OpenRAN to boost indoor connectivity
O2 has tested out Vilicom’s OpenRAN technology, in an effort to make it cheaper to offer indoor 4G and 5G coverage for businesses.
UK goes big on OpenRAN as it tightens Huawei sanctions further
In keeping with the current political climes, the UK government has decided to unilaterally impose further constraints on what mobile operators can do with their own networks.
Vodafone’s OpenRAN plan in Ireland: small but significant
Vodafone is rolling out Open RAN technology to a handful of mobile sites in Ireland in what is a small, but significant, step in the shift to vendor diversity in the telecoms space.
Rakuten defends its record and promises more disruptions
Japan’s disruptive greenfield operator has defended its underwhelming subscriber growth and declared it is prepared to disrupt more markets.
Rakuten becomes a member of the O-RAN Alliance, at last
Disruptive MNO Rakuten Mobile announced that it has joined OpenRAN standardisation body, the O-RAN Alliance, and the company’s CTO has been appointed to the board.
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