News tagged: RAN

20 August, 2021

Vilicom and Virgin Media O2 launch commercial neutral host in-building site

Vilicom announces that is has successfully rolled out one of the first commercial sites with Virgin Media O2, built upon its Open RAN technology platform in adherence with the specifications laid out by the Joint Operators Technical Specifications for Neutral Host In-Building (JOTS NHIB) systems. After several months of dedicated testing of functionality, interoperability and cyber-security, Vilicom delivered full availability of its cloud-based network platform to enhance indoor coverage to Virgin Media O2’s subscribers.

12 March, 2021

Commercial service enablement platform launched by Nokia to drive Open RAN innovation

Nokia has launched its Service Enablement Platform (SEP), claimed to be the first commercial solution to deliver radio network programmability, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) innovation across the Open RAN (O-RAN) ecosystem. (more…)

02 March, 2021

Subex joins O-RAN Alliance to help accelerate the adoption of open radio access networks

Subex, a provider in Digital Trust, announced that it has become a member of the O-RAN Alliance to support the development and standardisation of Open RAN (radio access networks). (more…)

21 January, 2021

Nokia and CMCC see 70% savings in AI-powered RAN trial on live 5G

Nokia and China Mobile (CMCC) have successfully completed live trials of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered radio access network (RAN) over CMCC’s network.
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31 July, 2020

ZTE and True Corporation announce collaboration to build a commercial 5G network

ZTE Corporation, an international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, recently announced collaboration with True Corporation Public Company Limited (True) to build a commercial 5G network in Thailand. (more…)

05 March, 2020

There isn’t a US$1bn 5G use case, says Accenture 5G lead

Although we’ve missed out on the trumpets heralding the continued roll-out of 5G thanks to the cancellation of MWC 2020, there are significant early milestones to the full deployment of the technology being passed. The road is long, though, Tejas Rao, the managing director and global 5G offering lead at Accenture, tells George Malim.

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31 January, 2020

Orange selects Nokia and Ericsson as the OEMs for deployment of its 5G network in mainland France

Following a request for proposals launched in early 2019 to select its 5G equipment suppliers, and after several months of testing, Orange has chosen Nokia and Ericsson. (more…)

23 December, 2019

Setar and Nokia bring 5G to Aruba in end-to-end deal

Setar, the communications provider in Aruba, has expanded its current partnership with Nokia with an agreement to provide a full end-to-end 5G network transformation. In a phased approach, the deal will see Nokia upgrading RAN access and modernising elements of the core and data management systems. This is the first end-to-end 5G deal for Nokia in Latin America. (more…)

19 November, 2019

Nokia secures 50th 5G deal with Spark New Zealand

Nokia has been selected by New Zealand operator Spark for its roster of 5G suppliers. The deal, announced, will see Nokia’s 5G technology deployed across New Zealand as part of Spark’s 5G network, delivering faster speeds, enhanced response times and more bandwidth to Spark’s customers. (more…)

09 July, 2019

Radiall joins the NGMN Alliance as newest partner

Radiall, an industry provider of interconnect design, development and manufacturing, is thrilled to announce that they joined the NGMN Alliance as its newest partner. (more…)