Topic: open RAN

Ericsson has joined the O-RAN Alliance, a group of telecom companies working to change radio access network (RAN) architecture and orchestration.

Perhaps nowhere is disruption more evident than in the efforts around the radio access network and freeing that up for more competition.

Parallel Wireless announced it was selected by Cellcom to supply its Open RAN solution as part of Cellcom’s network expansion in the Midwest.

The O-RAN Alliance announced new board members—including Verizon—and a collaboration with the Linux Foundation on open source software.

JMA Wireless just acquired Phazr, the Allen, Texas-based provider of 5G RAN technology that supports spectrum from 600 MHz all the way up to 47 GHz.

The Small Cell Forum (SCF) is calling for the cellular industry to adopt open air interface and networking standards to ensure interoperability in 5G.

Mavenir has emerged as one of the more disruptive vendors in the wireless space, namely in taking on big players in the RAN market while continuing to play in a number of areas.

With the launch of a Terragraph field trial near Budapest, Hungary, Deutsche Telekom’s work through the Telecom Infra Project is paying off.

Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri says he’s fine with how Nokia is tracking in North America—and its end-to-end capabilities give it an edge in 5G.

5G makes the move to an open RAN architecture more urgent, but that doesn’t mean operators need to wait for 5G to see the benefits of an open system.