Search Results for: Open RAN
Verizon & Nokia demo “5G NR” transmission on a “commercial network”
Verizon and Nokia have completed the first over-the-air, end-to-end “5G NR” data transmission on a commercial 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) network, the companies announced. The transmission was between commercially deployed Nokia radio equipment and Verizon’s 5G network core and millimeter wave spectrum to a Nokia test van parked in the downtown area of Washington,… Read more
Verizon’s Network Roadmap includes NG-PON2 and Open Daylight
Lee Hicks, Vice President of network planning at Verizon said the carrier is focused on a single core MPLS network supporting wireless, residential and business services that will use NG-PON2 as an access method for all three. Mr. Hicks made those remarks at ADTRAN Connect 2018 in Huntsville, Alabama. Hicks said that an important goal is… Read more
ABI Research: 5G rollouts to propel cellular RAN market to $26B in 2023
The global RAN base station equipment market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5% to exceed $26 billion in 2023, ABI research forecast in a new report. “Today the RAN equipment market is undergoing multiple technology transitions as network operators move to densify macro networks with small cells, tackle in-building wireless… Read more
Orange, KDDI and China Mobile test “5G” fixed BWA, 2 new use cases for broadcasters
Orange and vendor partners have published details of a 5G fixed broadband wireless access (FBWA) trial in Romania to demonstrate how 5G can complement existing fibre deployments to deliver high-quality and high-speed bandwidth services. Meanwhile, KDDI and China Mobile are testing two radical new 5G use cases for broadcasters. Asian telcos KDDI of Japan and China Mobile have… Read more
OCP – Linux Foundation Partnership Accelerates Megatrend of Open Software running on Open Hardware
“From 1876 to 2013 telecom and network equipment design was proprietary….We are now in the 3rd phase of open networking transformation,” said Arpit Joshipura, Linux Foundation GM of Networking at the 2018 OCP Summit. The network equipment design transformation is shown in the figure below: During his OCP Summit keynote speech, Arpit announced a partnership… Read more
How 5G will Transform Smart Cities: Infrastructure, Public Events, Traffic
Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile plan to launch their own versions of “5G” networks within the next year or two, which could open up further advancements and support for smart cities. The technology could transform cities by reducing power usage, improving broadband services in public areas and could improve traffic safety through deployments in smart traffic… Read more
IHS Markit: 25/100GE switch port growth surges; 200/400GE in 2019 + Optical Tranceiver Market Overview
IHS Markit: 25/100GE switch port growth surges; 200/400GE in 2019 Overview: IHS Markit recently released its Data Center Network Equipment market tracker, which showed that worldwide data center Ethernet switch revenue grew 12% YoY in 3Q17, reaching $2.9B. Key segments driving demand were purpose-built switches which grew 13% YoY and bare metal switches which grew 47% YoY… Read more
Rural Americans would greatly benefit from Open Internet rules and more investment
NOTE: This article complements others we’ve recently posted on U.S. carriers move to broadband fixed wireless access for rural and under-served geographical areas. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… In many rural communities, where available broadband speed and capacity barely surpass old-fashioned dial-up connections, residents sacrifice not only their online pastimes but also chances at a better living. Counties without modern… Read more
Wireless Telcos to Spend $9B on C-RAN in 2017; or $1.13B in 2022?
Mobile operators are expected to invest nearly $9 billion in C-RAN (cloud or centralized radio access network) infrastructure roll-outs by the end of 2017, according to a report by SNS Research. Benefits of C–RAN include improved performance due to the ability to coordinate between cells, and also cost reductions as a result of pooling resources. The C-RAN market… Read more
Verizon trial validates NG-PON2 interoperability via its OpenOMCI specification; 5G backhaul spending
Verizon reported a successful trial of next-generation passive optical networking NG-PON2 technology using the carrier’s OpenOMCI specification. The OpenOMCI specification is aligned with ITU-T Recommendation G.989.3, but there are different versions from several carriers. It’s important to note that this is Verizon’s own version of the OpenOMCI spec. Verizon, along with ADTRAN, Broadcom, Cortina Access, Ericsson/Calix… Read more