All O-RAN Alliance articles – Page 2

  • Telefónica joins European peers in open RAN push
    Network & Infra

    Telefónica joins European peers in open RAN push

    2021-02-01T08:51:00Z

    Signs MoU with Deutsche Telekom, Orange, and Vodafone. Aim is to generate greater economies of scale for smaller suppliers through common procurement parameters. Lobbying European governments for open RAN funding high on the agenda. Telefónica makes open RAN advances in Germany, UK.

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    Network & Infra

    European heavyweights club together on open RAN

    2021-01-20T14:11:00Z

    Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, and Vodafone sign MoU. Aim is to generate greater economies of scale for smaller suppliers through common procurement parameters. Lobbying European governments for open RAN funding high on the agenda.

  • Vodafone ties with Euro peers in bid to scale open RAN
    Network & Infra

    Vodafone ties with Euro peers in bid to scale open RAN

    2021-01-20T11:17:00Z

    Group signs MoU with Deutsche Telekom, Orange, and Telefónica. Aim is to generate greater economies of scale for smaller suppliers through common procurement parameters. Lobbying European governments for open RAN funding high on the agenda.

  • Group allies with European peers on open RAN
    Network & Infra

    Deutsche Telekom allies with European peers on open RAN

    2021-01-16T02:00:00Z

    Telco grouping aims to generate greater economies of scale for smaller suppliers through common procurement parameters. Lobbying European governments for open RAN funding high on the agenda.

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    Network & Infra

    Vodafone hits open RAN trail in rural Ireland

    2020-11-19T17:38:00Z

    Modest rollout of 30 sites planned initially, supporting 4G. Supplier partners include Comba Telecom, HP, Parallel Wireless, Supermicro, and VMware. Operator keen to include automation vendors in the open RAN ecosystem.

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    Vodafone people moves: Vi leadership restructured; new Safaricom CFO installed

    2020-11-09T16:32:00Z

    Vodafone builds open RAN influence with O-RAN Alliance oversight spot. Takkar handed another three years to lead Vodafone’s troubled Indian JV Vi. Safaricom Board rejigged following exec changes at Kenyan operator and parent Vodacom.

  • Dr. Alex Jinsung Choi
    Partnerships & Alliances

    Deutsche Telekom sheds its TIP spectator tag

    2020-11-01T17:41:00Z

    Group backs OpenBNG, a new transport initiative from OOPT project group, champions new O-RAN/TIP lab in Berlin, and involved in technical RFI for OpenSoftHaul solution. DT is absent, however, from new Solution Groups, focused on “end-to-end” virtualised networks.

  • Dr. Alex Jinsung Choi
    Innovation

    Deutsche Telekom champions new TIP/O-RAN lab in Berlin

    2020-10-07T17:57:00Z

    Choi talks of “new level of collaboration”, as joint O-RAN/TIP lab becomes available for open RAN testing at DT’s facilities in Berlin. Hails recent European O-RAN/TIP plugfest a success. Berlin lab available for open BNG testing, “as soon as systems are available”.

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    Network & Infra

    Vodafone makes candid open RAN admissions

    2020-07-14T13:53:00Z

    Tenorio says industry “not scratched the surface” on systems integration. Achieving lower TCO, compared with large-scale traditional vendors, an enormous task. O-RAN Alliance doing “great job”, but smaller vendors disadvantaged. Ambition of sub-$1000 RRH pushed back until 2021. Tech still not ready for prime time in urban ...

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    Deutsche Telekom joins industry frontline on open RAN push

    2020-04-14T11:09:00Z

    Alliance between DT-backed O-RAN and TIP propels Group into vanguard of disrupting RAN supply chains. DT backs TIP-led Evenstar programme to lower RRH costs. Operator partners with Intel and VMware to develop open vRAN platform.