2024: Open RAN’s tumultuous year
It was a roller coaster year for open RAN AT&T validated the technology when it selected Ericsson to lead its transition to open RAN But many people wonder about the roles of smaller vendors The past year has been...
5G APIs for 2025? Analysts agree fraud protection works
Much of 2024 didn’t hold much for the prospects of 5G APIs That started to change in Q3 as Nokia and Ericsson and some operators stepped up Analysts expect to see security and anti-fraud APIs arrive in 2025 Through much...
AT&T expands open RAN vendors with Mavenir, Fujitsu
AT&T’s ‘multi-vendor’ open RAN strategy appeared to be centered on Ericsson But AT&T says it inked new agreements with Fujitsu and Mavenir for open RAN radios The new radios initially will power small cells, but AT&T’s COO said the overall...
Whiplash alert: Nokia’s week goes from bad to good with 2 big deals
Nokia may be pulling itself out of the doldrums The vendor signed a multi-billion dollar 5G deal and a data center extension with Microsoft Azure Company shares are still down, despite the deals Nokia ended the week on a high...
Analysts weigh in on Ericsson – and others – moving to US
Ericsson could possibly move its HQ to the U.S. but it probably won’t, two analysts say Other foreign vendors moving their HQs is also unlikely However, Ericsson can at least make major bank off of U.S. operators Analysts that Fierce...
6G, Nokia and the mine of the future
Nokia is pushing to develop the digital mine of the future with mining company Vale An SNS analyst said that other pit operators involved could include Rio Tinto, BHP and more The mine development work could take 3 or 4...
Ericsson’s Q3 results reflect the fruits of AT&T deal
The AT&T contract that Ericsson won almost a year ago is now in the delivery phase That was reflected in Ericsson’s Q3 earnings report, where North America sales grew by 55% year over year Ericsson also sees network investments by...
Dell’Oro: Don’t expect 5G-Advanced to fuel a RAN resurgence
5G-Advanced won’t do much to advance the state of the ailing RAN market, Dell’Oro Group warned. Dell’Oro Group’s Radio access network (RAN) maven analyst Stefan Pongratz said that network upgrades to 5G-Advanced will not cause a major RAN revival. Even...
AT&T & open RAN: Let’s hear it for the RUs, DUs and CUs
AT&T & open RAN: Let’s hear it for the RUs, DUs and CUs malleven Fri, 05/17/2024 – 15:45 Source link...
Airspan heads back to private status after Chapter 11 filing
The prepackaged bankruptcy proceeding allows Airspan to eliminate debt Airspan will emerge as a private company after regulatory approvals Airspan is still bullish on open RAN, private networks and small cells, even though none of those areas have grown as...