Tarrifs are sure to hurt more for smaller RAN vendors
Tariffs are unlikely to derail the entire open RAN movement, but will affect smaller vendors more profoundly If tariffs push operators toward more conservative investment approaches, that could mean open RAN suffers more than traditional RAN Smaller vendors are already...
Intel ups its AI RAN game with Xeon 6 launch
Intel is positioning Xeon 6 as the go-to CPU for AI systems The Xeon 6 processors promise to deliver up to 2.4x the capacity for RAN workloads But one analyst told Fierce this launch is more of an evolutionary move than...
Airspan CEO pins hopes on open RAN, private networks
Airspan emerged from its 2024 restructuring with a stronger balance sheet The company recently received a $42.7 million grant to fund open RAN development In addition to open RAN, CEO Glenn Laxdal sees more opportunity in private networks Open Radio...
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...
With Vodafone Idea’s $1.6B Nokia deal, Indian operators say nope to Open RAN
The deal is crucial for Vodafone Idea, which has been losing its subscriber base because of its inability to upgrade its network Nokia will possibly replace gear by Huawei or ZTE Vodafone Idea expected to support Open RAN since it...
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...
NTIA unveils $420M fund to promote open RAN
It’s time for radio units (RUs) to get their day in the sun The government’s next batch of funds – a cool $420 million – targets the radios that sit atop cell phone towers NTIA expects to start making awards...