Ericsson snags 5-year C-band, 5G deal with AT&T
Ericsson and AT&T have entered into a 5-year network deal that includes 5G radio access (RAN) technologies such as advanced RAN coordination and carrier aggregation.
LITEON Joins the O-RAN Alliance and Launches 5G Small Cells
LITEON Technology has joined the Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) Alliance and has launched its FlexFi series, a full range of 5G small cell solutions supporting O-RAN standards.
Telefónica and NEC to Build Open RAN Live Pilots in 4 Global Markets as a Key Milestone Toward Mass Deployment
Telefonica and NEC Corporation have entered into an agreement to conduct Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) pre-commercial trials in four core global markets, with plans to scale to a total of at least 800 sites for commercial use starting in 2022.
Rakuten Tunes Up for an Open RAN Unit IPO or Stake Sale
Rakuten Group announces that it plans to incorporate its recently created Open RAN networking product, solution, and services unit, called Symphony.
Samsung to Deploy its Cloud-native vRAN Solutions in KDDI’s 5G Network
Samsung is collaborating with KDDI to deploy its cloud-native virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) solution’s on KDDI’s 5G network. Trials will begin in the first quarter of 2022 and commercial deployment will begin in the second half of 2022.
IBM, Airspan Collaborate to Launch 5G-enabled Open RAN Testbed
IBM Global Business Services and Airspan Networks announced plans to collaborate on the launch of a 5G-enabled Open RAN testbed in Germany and France.