Open RAN

Mobile operators are under pressure to improve performance and reduce operating cost – without waiting for a future network overhaul. The recently launched Agentic RAN Management Service, part of the Qualcomm Dragonwing™ RAN Automation Suite, sets a practical path toward …

As demand for reliable connectivity continues to grow, in-building wireless networks have become a critical part of the telecom infrastructure landscape. From stadiums and large arenas to enterprise campuses and transportation hubs, end users expect the same high-quality connectivity indoors …

P.I. Works software intelligence sits above the hardware to automate network management and improve performance.  At MWC 2026 Barcelona, the industry’s premier event, Sushil Rawat, Director of RAN strategy at TELUS and Djakhongir Siradjev, CTO of P.I. Works, discussed how …

The Open Centralized Unit Distributed Unit (OCUDU) Ecosystem Foundation challenges AI-RAN gatekeeping that has been stalling the open RAN movement Opinions on open RAN (radio access network) are mixed. On the surface, the movement looks less alive now than it …

Sudhakar Pandey, head of RAN at Rakuten Mobile, told RCR Wireless News that the telco is expecting around 7% throughput gain in high traffic areas with the wider coverage due to higher gain antennas In sum – what to know: …

The collaboration focuses on integrating updated processing platforms into Orange’s network infrastructure In sum – what to know: More sites – Following pilot projects that have been underway since 2023, Samsung and Orange announced plans to extend the number of …

As well as Rakuten Mobile, KDDI has started to deploy open vRAN, and SoftBank is also interested – says Omdia In sum – what to know: Leading APAC – Japan is Asia-Pacific’s leading Open vRAN market, with Rakuten operating the …

Deploying and operating Open RAN environments is far more complex than the vision suggests Open RAN (Radio Access Network) has been heralded as a breakthrough for mobile operators, promising flexibility, innovation, and vendor diversity by disaggregating hardware and software into …

For starters, automation and cloud-native tooling are making Open RAN more scalable, not less Despite the very real progress made around Open RAN, a few myths still linger. Many still believe the technology remains experimental, while others assume it is …

Open RAN promises innovation and freedom, but only if performance, timing, and security work flawlessly together. Join experts Owen O’Donnell, Wireless Product Marketing Manager at VIAVI and Paul Norris, Strategic Account Director at Calnex Solutions to learn how the strategic …

Open RAN has made progress, but it’s still far from delivering on its original promise. The multi-vendor vision remains unattained, energy efficiency is still a major concern and CSPs have little incentive to rip and replace what already works. What’s …

An Omdia analyst told RCR Wireless News that Japan remains the regional leader — and the global reference point — for open vRAN deployments In sum – what to know: Japan leads global open vRAN adoption – Rakuten Mobile operates …

Under the agreement, Samsung will provide its vRAN software supporting 2G, 4G, and 5G, along with O-RAN compliant radios In sum – what to know: Major O-RAN expansion – Vodafone’s first large-scale Open RAN deployment spans thousands of sites, starting …

Open RAN is entering its next phase. After years of grinding work to standardize open interfaces between disaggregated radio components, the focus now shifts to leveraging this new open architecture to deliver tangible innovation.

The milestone represents a significant proof of concept for Open RAN’s interoperability and network flexibility, according to the companies In sum – what to know: Key Open RAN milestones – The successful Open RAN call using Ericsson basebands and 1Finity …

AT&T and Ericsson said the rApp deployment marks a significant advancement in multi-vendor programmability In sum – what to know: An rApp first – AT&T claims to be the first CSP globally to deploy a third-party rApp to optimize its …

The non-profit R&D powerhouse is going to market with a wideband massive MIMO Open RAN radio unit engineered for densification and defense When Battelle, a non-profit R&D organization known for bringing breakthrough technologies from lab to market, decided to enter …

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Funded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund, the VIAVI Automated Lab-as-a-Service (VALOR™) validated Battelle’s RavenStar™ technology, a software-defined radio platform with massive MIMO capabilities and advanced beamforming for use across the FR1 band. …

Converging 5G Open RAN with neutral-host DAS offers a promising path for better indoor coverage, but what does such a deployment look like practically? As 5G adoption continues to escalate worldwide, communications service providers (CSPs) are trying to strike a …

Samsung said the pilot supports Orange’s strategy to diversify suppliers and adopt flexible, cloud-based networks Orange France and Samsung have completed the first 4G and 5G calls on a virtualized RAN (vRAN) and Open RAN network in southwestern France, marking …

According to Téral Research, Open RAN revenue grew in 2024 — albeit by single digits — contradicting some other firms’ findings Last week, RCR Wireless News reported that a partnership between Rakuten Symphony and Tejas Networks aiming to accelerate the …