Revamped security council outlines 5G, open RAN, Wi-Fi priorities
The latest version of the FCC’s Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) held its first meeting to outline the federal advisory committee’s priorities. They focus on 5G network security, along with technologies like open RAN and virtualization. FCC Acting Chairwoman...
Dell’Oro bumps revenue forecast 50% as open RAN gains steam
Dell’Oro Group raised its open RAN revenue forecast by 50%, citing strong momentum behind the technology in the first half of 2021. The analyst firm previously predicted cumulative open RAN revenue from 2020 to 2025 would hit as much as...
Policy experts discuss open RAN security issues: Special Report
Open radio access network (RAN) technology has become so high-profile that the Biden administration mentioned it in its official dealings with the leaders of Japan and S. Korea. In April when President Biden met with Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, the...
Mavenir turns up campus network to showcase open vRAN, CBRS suite
Mavenir has a new campus network in Dallas where it’s demonstrating open virtualized radio access network (Open vRAN) capabilities with a CBRS-enabled suite and interoperability with third-party vendors. Texas-based Mavenir has more than five vendor partners in the lab already,...
More than 50 groups press Biden to fill open FCC seat
A coalition of 57 public interest groups pressed U.S. President Joe Biden to fill an open seat on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which has remained vacant since January, arguing the move is necessary to break a political deadlock and...
Former AT&T exec leads STL’s foray into open RAN
STL is an India-based company that’s made a name for itself over the past 25-plus years, providing optical technologies and deploying fiber for telcos. Recently, Chris Rice, a well-known former AT&T executive, joined STL to lead the company’s nascent Access...
Dish, Open RAN coalition cheer Senate tech bill passage
Dish Network and the Open RAN Policy Coalition are cheering bipartisan U.S. Senate passage of tech-focused legislation that includes provisions to fund technology development with an eye on open architectures. The U.S. Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, approved in...
T-Mobile’s Ray summons ‘patience’ when it comes to open RAN
T-Mobile has been less enthusiastic about the open Radio Access Network (RAN) space than its wireless rivals, but that doesn’t mean it’s disinterested. It’s just waiting for the ecosystem to develop.  That’s one of the take-aways from Neville Ray’s...
Open RAN revenue skyrockets in Q1, tipped to double in 2021
Two new open RAN reports issued this week showed revenue from sales of compatible hardware and software skyrocketed in Q1 2021 and predicted the technology could provide a significant boost to global GDP by 2030. Dell’Oro Group VP and analyst...
AT&T, Dish hail open RAN, T-Mobile not so much
One round of comments is in, and it’s mostly as one might expect: Open Radio Access Network (open RAN) is a good direction for the wireless industry, but the federal government should not mandate any particular technology on the road...