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Ericsson scoops Red Dot Award for RAN automation UI

Ryan Daws — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:05:06 +0000

Ericsson has been recognised for its RAN automation UI, winning the prestigious Red Dot Award for Design Concept 2024 in the ‘Interaction, UI, and User Experience’ category. The award celebrates Ericsson’s work on the user experience for its rApps portfolio, a suite of RAN automation applications built on O-RAN Alliance standards. Ericsson’s winning design centres... Read more »

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Dell’Oro forecasts RAN market downturn to continue

Ryan Daws — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 11:10:04 +0000

The global Radio Access Network (RAN) market will continue its downturn over the next few years, according to a new report from Dell’Oro Group. Dell’Oro forecasts that RAN revenues will decline at a compound annual growth rate of one percent through 2024. This comes on the heels of massive 40 percent growth from 2017 to... Read more »

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AT&T plans most wireless traffic to flow across Open RAN by 2026

Ryan Daws — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 10:22:37 +0000

AT&T has unveiled plans to transition 70 percent of its wireless network traffic to open-capable platforms by late 2026. The telecoms giant aims to fully integrate Open RAN sites in collaboration with industry leaders Ericsson and Fujitsu, starting as early as 2024. This departure from closed proprietary interfaces signifies a pivotal shift towards rapid scaling... Read more »

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Four major European operators commit to supporting OpenRAN

Ryan Daws — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:06:53 +0000

Four of Europe’s largest operators have committed to supporting and deploying OpenRAN solutions. In a joint statement today, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, and Vodafone said they are joining forces “to support the rollout of Open Radio Access Network (OpenRAN) as the technology of choice for future mobile networks to the benefit of consumer and enterprise... Read more »

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Nokia finds 5G networks are 90 percent more energy-efficient

Ryan Daws — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 10:04:57 +0000

Research conducted by Nokia and Telefónica has found that 5G networks are up to 90 percent more energy-efficient than 4G. The study was conducted over three months and examined the power consumption of Telefónica’s 5G RAN (Radio Access Network). Juan Manuel Caro, Director of Operational Transformation at Global CTIO at Telefónica, said: “We are committed... Read more »

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Telia will use Ericsson for 5G in Sweden but Nokia in Finland

Ryan Daws — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:27:14 +0000

Telia will use 5G equipment from compatriot Ericsson in its home country but will turn to Nokia for its Finnish operations. Starting with Telia in Sweden, the company has signed a five-year agreement with Ericsson which it says “brings together two of the region’s wireless pioneers” to provide a great 5G experience for the operator’s... Read more »

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Nokia’s new AirScale Cloud RAN solution helps deliver 5G’s promises

Ryan Daws — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 11:00:45 +0000

Nokia has unveiled a “next-generation” Cloud RAN (Radio Access Network) solution which will help to deliver on 5G’s promises. The Finnish telecoms giant believes that its latest solution will help operators to generate revenue from 5G services, enable “flexible” end-to-end network slicing, and take full advantage of IoT opportunities. Tommi Uitto, President of Mobile Networks... Read more »

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