OpenRAN

Deals/Contracts/Partnerships

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  Infosys has been one of the key drivers in delivering Axiata’s first live field trials for deploying virtual and Open RAN networks.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

• 2

  Bharti Airtel, TCS announce collaboration to build 5G networks in India. TCS will help align the end-to-end 5G solution to both 3GPP and O-RAN standards.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

• 3

  Vodafone selects key partners to build Europe’s first commercial OpenRAN network in England. Dell Technologies, NEC, Samsung, Wind River, Capgemini Engineering and Keysight Technologies are selected.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

• 4

  LTTS and Mavenir partner on OpenRAN and 5G Test Automation Solution.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

EIIR Provider Solutions/Capabalities

• 1

  NEC acquires Aspire Technology which enhances NEC Open Networks? suite with expertise in the design and integration of legacy and open networks including disaggregated components in Open RAN 5G networks

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 2

  Keysight and IBM Ink Deal to Accelerate European Open RAN Deployments.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 3

  NEC Launches North American Innovation Hub for Open RAN

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2022

• 4

  VVDN Technologies announces 5G open RAN IPs for Radio Units and Distribution Units

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 5

  VVDN opens 5G Test Lab to provide O-RAN, RCT and Inter-Operability Testing Services in India

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 6

  Tech Mahindra and HCL Technologies have reportedly acquired a 13.8% stake each in US-based IaaS provider AustinGiS. AustinGiS is reportedly associated closely with O-RAN Alliance for 5G networks.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 7

  IBM and Airspan Networks Plan to Work to Accelerate 5G-enabled Open RAN Adoption in Europe via IBM and Airspan’s planned testbed in Germany and France,

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

• 8

  HCL Technologies Launches 5G O-RAN Lab to Support Telecom Providers During 5G Transition

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

• 9

  Wipro announced a partnership with Exaware, a leading provider of Open Network routing solutions. The partnership will jointly develop advanced engineering solutions that foster innovation in the networking industry, streamline 5G technology upgrades, and open the door to future 6G compatibility.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

• 10

  Capgemini announced a breakthrough solution giving mobile operators a significant advantage to monetize 5G services faster. AI-based RAN application boosts spectral efficiency by 15%. The solution conforms to O-RAN guidelines and intelligently boosts subscriber quality of experience (QoE) with real-time predictive analytics.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

• 11

  Altran announced plans for its pre-integrated and validated 5G NR (new radio) software offering on the Qualcomm® 5G RAN platform for small cells (FSM100xx). The software solution addresses both Sub6 and mmWave deployment use cases for telecom operators, private networks, and both integrated enterprise and open radio access network (O-RAN)-compliant enterprise small cells.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

• 12

  NEC establishes its Global Open RAN Center of Excellence in the U.K. to accelerate global adoption of 5G Open RAN.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

EIIR Buyer GIC/R&D Best Practices/Solutions

• 1

  Vodafone and Samsung cooperate with Marvell to accelerate Open RAN performance and adoption.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2022

• 2

  Vodafone and Samsung cooperate with Marvell to accelerate Open RAN performance and adoption.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2022

• 3

  Vodafone announces that it has opened Europe?s first dedicated R&D centre for the advancement of microchip architecture to power new Open RAN networks. The centre will be housed in Vodafone?s new digital skills hub in Malaga, Spain

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 4

  Vodafone has teamed up with Intel Corp and other silicon vendors to design its own chip architecture for nascent OpenRAN network technology, aiming to weaken the grip of traditional telecoms equipment suppliers.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 5

  Juniper Networks is working with Vodafone and Parallel Wireless, a pioneer in Open RAN solutions, conducting a multivendor RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) trial for tenant-aware admission control use cases.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 6

  KDDI, Samsung Electronics and Fujitsu announced that the companies have turned on the world's first commercial 5G Standalone Open RAN site powered by virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN in Kawasaki, Kanagawa.

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 7

  Ericsson makes its Open RAN debut with intelligent automation platform

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 8

  Rakuten Mobile and NEC Partner to Promote Open RAN in Global Telecom Markets

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

• 9

  TIM has opened an OTIC – or Open Test and Integration Centre – Lab, which it will use to test new solutions and, it claims, accelerate the deployment of OpenRAN technology in Europe.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

• 10

  Vodafone plans to launch a new R&D centre in the UK that will focus on OpenRAN.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

• 11

  NEC announced the joint development of RAN Intelligent Controllers (RIC) with NTT DOCOMO in support of Open RAN. The two companies are aiming to reduce RAN operational costs, improve performance, and reduce power consumption through the use of RIC.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

• 12

  NEC announced the joint development of RAN Intelligent Controllers (RIC) with NTT DOCOMO in support of Open RAN. The two companies are aiming to reduce RAN operational costs, improve performance, and reduce power consumption through the use of RIC.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

• 13

  NEC and Taiwanese company Microelectronics Technology (MTI), a network RF solutions provider, announced a collaboration focused on boosting the Open RAN (O-RAN) ecosystem.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

• 14

  Telcos are developing their own 5G stack based on OpenRAN and plan to work with ecosystem partners and local contract manufacturers. After Jio it is now airtel strategic direction too.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

Other News

• 1

  Samsung signs a multi-year contract with DISH Network to deliver ORAN compliant 5G vRAN and radios supporting the DISH Wireless SMART 5G Network U.S. rollout.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 2

  C-DOT, VVDN and WiSig Partner on 5G Open RAN Solutions.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2022

• 3

  Airspan Networks, Padtec and Trópico Team up to Offer Innovative 5G Open RAN Public and Private Network Solutions

  Q1(Jan-Feb-Mar), 2022

• 4

  DOCOMO and NEC successfully test 5G Standalone with base station conforming to O-RAN specifications in a multi-vendor configuration

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2021

• 5

  Rakuten acquires 5G OpenRAN specialist Altiostar at $1B+ valuation. Chronology: Partnershio, Investment and then Acquistion.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

• 6

  Telefónica and NEC to build Open RAN live pilots in 4 global markets as a key milestone toward mass deployment

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

• 7

  NEC and Mavenir collaborate with Deutsche Telekom for a live 5G Open RAN mMIMO deployment at O-RAN Town in Germany

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

• 8

  O2 and NEC jointly conduct Open RAN trial

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

• 9

  Ericsson selected as BT’s 5G partner for London and major UK cities

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 10

  NEC and Analog Devices Collaborate to provide a 5G O-RAN Massive MIMO Radio for Rakuten Mobile

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

• 11

  VodafoneZiggo and NEC start trialing Open RAN technology

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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