Open RAN | 5G Magazine July 2022 Edition

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Where are we in the Open RAN Journey? Is Open RAN still hype, or is it ready for large-scale deployment? Operationally, Rakuten Mobile has already succeeded in the accelerated rollout of 275,000 cells with the Open RAN solution. Recently, DISH announced an expansion of their Open RAN-based 5G network across 120 cities, covering 20 percent of the U.S. population. So how can their success be repeated in the brownfield deployments?

We had an in-depth conversation with Geoff Hollingworth, CMO of Rakuten Symphony, Deutsche Telekom’s Petr Ledl, and Vodafone’s Francisco Martín to understand their Open RAN journey, related business drivers, solution approaches, standards role, and challenges. O-RAN Alliance, Telecom Infra Project’s (TIP) OpenRAN project, ONF’s SD-RAN project, and emerging Open RAN-focused consortiums are continuing with their work to accelerate the adoption of Open RAN.

Besides Rakuten Mobile and DISH network, as of June 2022, there are 48 ongoing Open RAN limited deployments and trials, with plans to expand their Open RAN deployments in the next 2 to 5 years. A diversified ecosystem of vendors, faster time to market with innovative capabilities, and TCO savings are some of the benefits the Open RAN operators expect in the mid to long term.

Key questions addressed in this edition

The rationale for adopting Open RAN
The solution for scaling Open RAN
The challenges they are addressing
The learnings and insights
Standards’ role in accelerating Open RAN adoption

Featured Articles in this edition

Open RAN is not the answer, but it is essential help…Industrialized automation at scale is the key | Introducing Rakuten Symphony’s Symworld™ | Geoff Hollingworth, Chief Marketing Officer at Rakuten Symphony and Rakuten Mobile, Inc.
Deutsche Telekom’s industry approach to accelerate deployable Open RAN solutions | Petr Ledl, Vice President, Head of Network Trials and Integration Lab at Deutsche Telekom
Vodafone’s system integration model for accelerating open ran adoption | Francisco Martín Pignatelli (Paco) Martín, Head of Open RAN at Vodafone
Bridging the digital divide with 5G and Open RAN | Michael Clegg, Vice President and General Manager for 5G and Edge at Supermicro Intel Corporation
Accelerating OpenRAN Productization | Renuka Bhalerao, Connectivity Ecosystem Programs at Meta and Telecom Infra Project
O-RAN sustainability from 4G/5G to 6G Networks | Ravi Sinha, Co-Chairman nGRG @O-RAN Alliance, Product, and Technology Development at Jio
Open RAN Opportunities and Limitations | Karin Loidl, Technology Advisor at Fraunhofer IIS
Real-World Open RAN Deployments and Challenges | Zahid Ghadialy, Principal Analyst & Consultant at 3G4G
The Current state of global Open RAN deployments and trials by TeckNexus

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Open RAN | 5G Magazine July 2022 Edition