Keyword: Vodafone

Telefonica's O2 is using smaller non-traditional vendors including Mavenir, DenseAir and WaveMobile for its Open RAN efforts.

Six carriers represent only a small percentage of global mobile operators, so the group will have to entice many of its peers to join.

The connection was completed over millimeter wave spectrum in the 26 GHz band, with partners Ericsson and Qualcomm.

Vodafone plans to issue a request for quotes for open RAN technology for its entire European footprint of more than 100,000 sites.

Vodafone Business last week used the Mobile World Congress Los Angeles trade show to elaborate on several of its U.S.-based initiatives.

The company already counts two named operator customers that will use the software.

Vodafone is working with new suppliers for open RAN technology, including U.S.-based Parallel Wireless and Mavenir.

Mobile operator Telefónica announced it would speed up plans to monetize its tower infrastructure assets, giving itself a 12-month timeline to generate funds.

Vodafone is estimating that TowerCo could generate annual revenue of around $1.9 billion. And it, says TowerCo’s attributable annual maintenance and expansion capex could be up to $222 million.

O2, the Telefónica-owned British mobile operator, Thursday announced plans to rollout 5G service in London and five other U.K. cities this October.