Global RAN market continues to stagnate
Telecoms analyst firm Dell’Oro has announced that the 2022 market for Radio Access Network kit came in below expectations.
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RAN market flat despite 5G opportunities
The global market for radio access networks (RAN) is no longer growing, and may even decline over the next five years, despite the fact that operators are still spending on 5G.
Ericsson expects RAN market growth to be flat for years
At its capital markets day, Swedish kit vendor Ericsson said it’s aiming for the lower end of its margin target amid a networking market that is unlikely to grow for the foreseeable future.
Qualcomm launches 5G RAN platform focused on mmWave deployments
US mobile chip giant Qualcomm has continued its interest in the radio access side of things with a platform that claims to combine the best of macro and small cell technology.
Comcast uses Samsung RAN kit to boost 5G service
Comcast has gone public with plans to use Samsung 5G radio access network (RAN) equipment to boost its mobile service, but insists it is not transforming itself into an MNO.
Momentum in the RAN market is ‘losing some steam’
According to a report by analyst outfit Dell’Oro Group, the overall 2G-5G RAN infrastructure equipment market declined in the second quarter.
Ericsson beats Huawei to win T-Mobile Netherlands 5G work
T-Mobile Netherlands has announced that Ericsson will be the apparently sole RAN vendor for its 5G network upgrade.
Nokia to upgrade Ice’s 5G network in Norway
Kit vendor Nokia has signed a five year deal with Norwegian operator Ice to upgrade and expand its 5G radio network infrastructure.
Ericsson and DT collaborate over ‘sustainable’ 5G radio
German telco group Deutsche Telekom and Swedish kit vendor Ericsson have built a solar and wind energy powered 5G site, which they say can be self sufficient given the right conditions.
Huawei still leads the telecoms kit market despite US sanctions
Despite being impacted by the US sanctions, Chinese vendor Huawei remains the market leader for telecoms equipment globally according to market analysis from Dell’Oro Group.
Nokia is going big on software at MWC 2022
Finnish kit vendor Nokia is drip-feeding product announcements in the week leading up to Mobile World Congress and, so far, they’re focused on the software side of things.
Nokia lands all of Elisa Estonia’s 5G RAN work in vendor swap
Finnish kit vendor Nokia has continued its 5G redemption by landing the whole gig at the Estonian subsidiary of Finnish operator Elisa, replacing the incumbent vendor in the process.
Intel and Juniper make beautiful music with Rakuten
Two relative RAN outsiders will develop next-gen DU for Rakuten Mobile’s ‘end-to-end’ virtualized mobile proposition abroad.
Virgin Media O2 flirts with Samsung as a RAN vendor
Newly-merged UK operator group VMO2 is going to conduct trials with Samsung to test the compatibility of its 4G and 5G kit with legacy networks.
KDDI and SoftBank add Nokia to shared 5G RAN ticket
Nokia has secured itself a piece of the action in the shared 5G radio network being rolled out by Japan’s KDDI and SoftBank.
Global RAN spend accelerates but core spend slows – Dell’Oro
Telecoms analyst firm Dell’Oro has published fresh numbers that show global 5G SA investment is not keeping pace with the radio access network rollout.
The industry is largely happy with how 5G has come about
Eight out of ten telecoms professionals participating in a recent Telecoms.com survey said 5G has either met or exceeded their expectations.
Bharti does 5G OpenRAN deal with Intel
Bharti Airtel has inked a mobile networks deal with Intel that will see it tap into the flexibility of OpenRAN technology as it rolls out 5G.
KDDI and Softbank cosy up with shared 5G RAN
KDDI and Softbank are using shared RAN equipment to help them reduce the cost and increase the speed of their 5G network deployment.
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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