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Meta and Airtel forge epic infrastructure partnership
Bharti Airtel and Meta Platforms have entered into a broad partnership that spans across OpenRAN, subsea cable systems and CPaaS digital solutions. Read more…
Open RAN
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Open RAN is still too new for Indian telcos right now
Open RAN tech hasn’t seen much traction among Indian telcos despite initial enthusiasm due to worries around its maturity, says a senior executive at NEC. Read more…
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TIP is building a massive MIMO O-RAN metaverse whitebox
Telecom Infra Project (TIP) is collaborating with Intel and Analog Devices to develop an O-RAN massive MIMO whitebox to support mobile metaverse apps. Read more…
Features
Is vRAN a viable alternative to pure open RAN?
Most open RAN launches planned for 2022 are still in progress but lots of vRAN deployments have gone live. Is vRAN a viable alternative to open RAN? Read more…
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Airtel says its Open RAN 5G strategy is on schedule
Bharti Airtel says that it is on track to deploy Open RAN tech in its live 5G network by the end of fiscal-year 2023 – and it has the contracts to prove it. Read more…
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ETSI releases its first O-RAN spec for open fronthaul
ETSI releases its first O-RAN specification, which focuses on open fronthaul, one of interfaces in the O-RAN Architecture. The O-RAN Alliance is well pleased. Read more…
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Viettel and Qualcomm collaborate to accelerate Vietnam’s 5G development
Viettel Group and Qualcomm plan to co-develop a massive MIMO 5G RU to accelerate the development and rollout of 5G in Vietnam. Read more…
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Airtel backs partners developing Open RAN for its 5G network
At the O-RAN Alliance Global PlugFest 2021, Airtel says it is supporting “disruptive and innovative partners” to develop Open RAN solutions. Read more…
Off the Wire
Small Cell Forum publishes spec to drive unified 5G Open RAN
Small Cell Forum has published the PHY API for 5G to stimulate a competitive ecosystem for vendors of 5G small cell hardware, software and equipment. Read more…
Off the Wire
Open RAN architecture set to disrupt 5G landscape – report
A fully Open RAN platform is a long way off and there are many obstacles in its path, but what emerges from early years of 5G will change the industry forever. Read more…