Industry Analyst Coverage

Report Nov 2022 Interest in Open RAN continues to grow, especially now that industry pioneers are reporting positive progress from their initiatives and moving ahead with wider rollout plans. Confidence has also been boosted by independent industry studies which prove that the performance of large scale, commercial open RAN networks can rank among the best networks in the world. More operators who are not already committed to rolling out Open RAN have announced plans to at le

Report Oct 2022 The middle eastern telecom operators known as the GCC7 (E&, STC, Du, Zain, Batelco, Omantel, Mobily) have collaborated on a joint White Paper to describe their thoughts and objectives on OpenRAN This is the GCC7’s first joint initiative following the initial announcement of the MoU and community lab on the 2nd of March this year. It shows that the memorandum is being followed-up with concrete action and continued cooperation The white paper highlights that the

Report 10 Nov 2021 Internet connectivity and digital infrastructure play a vital economic and social role globally, helping to deliver education, health care and other key services. Despite real progress in recent years, connectivity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is beset by challenges, including barriers to the deployment of digital infrastructure. Much remains to be done to enable SSA to catch up with global connectivity. Expanding the delivery of accessible and affordable in

White Paper 15 Sept 2021 This ABI Research white paper focuses on TIP´s practical and unique community-based approach to the productization of telecom network technology, discussing Open RAN specifically. After an initial overview on market trends and the evolution of the supply chain, the paper moves into describing the role and activities of the OpenRAN Project Group. It underscores how releases are a key aspect of the TIP process , improving each project group’s work and

Report 21 July 2021 Download white paper Download slide deck In India, mobile operators have been actively exploring the use of open and disaggregated technologies in their networks, and have also started to develop in-house solutions that can be exported globally (if and when proven) and scale beyond India to the world. The government of India is also taking steps to strengthen local manufacturing capabilities. This involves incentivising large global players to set up produ

Perspective 15 June 2021 Download white paper Download slide deck MNOs are looking to OpenRAN to take control of the 5G network by transitioning to a flexible and scalable architecture . To truly realize its benefits, MNOs are also rethinking how they control, operate, and manage the RAN. Extreme network automation is at the heart of this approach, with the RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) in turn proving to be foundational to achieve this extreme automation and provide fin

White paper and webinar Feb 2021 Download white paper Download slide deck The Outlook for Open and Disaggregated Packet and Optical Networks Open and disaggregated transport networks are advancing rapidly and operator plans are starting to solidify, with the Telecom Infra Project playing a significant catalyst role in this ecosystem. To gain the latest insights on this critical topic, Heavy Reading surveyed network operators globally to get their views and plans on the key pa