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TIP OpenRAN and O-RAN Alliance liaison and collaboration for Open Radio Access Networks
Overview: The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) OpenRAN project and the O-RAN Alliance today announced a liaison agreement to ensure their alignment in developing interoperable, disaggregated and open Radio Access Network (RAN) solutions. Since their inception, the overlapping efforts of the two consortiums led to a lot of questions about duplication of work, different specs and… Read more
NEC and Mavenir collaborate to deliver 5G Open vRAN platform
NEC Corp. and Mavenir entered a collaboration agreement to deliver a 5G Open virtualized RAN (vRAN) platform to the Japanese enterprise market. This move will open up Local/Private 5G Network opportunities for enterprises, regional authorities and other organizations, according to the companies. Under this collaboration, NEC and Mavenir said they will jointly work on 5G… Read more
O-RAN Alliance and Linux Foundation form O-RAN Open Source Community; Open Networking Assessment and Telcos
On April 2nd, the O-RAN Alliance and the Linux Foundation jointly announced the creation of the O-RAN Software Community (O-RAN SC). The O-RAN SC will provide open software aligned with the O-RAN Alliance’s open architecture. As a new open source community under the Linux Foundation, the O-RAN SC is sponsored by the O-RAN Alliance, and together… Read more
HKT & Huawei Open Digital Transformation Practice Center in Hong Kong; Indoor 5G Whitepaper
Hong Kong network operator HKT and China IT powerhouse Huawei jointly inaugurated the Digital Transformation Practice Center (DTPC) yesterday in Hong Kong. The DTPC will share the experience and practices of HKT gained during its digital transformation journey, and help guide the digitalization process of other carriers in their development of digital transformation, HKT said…. Read more
Marvell shrinking share of the RAN custom silicon market & acquisition of XConn Technologies for AI data center connectivity
Samsung and Nokia currently use Marvell’s OCTEON Fusion baseband processors and OCTEON Data Processing Units (DPUs) in their 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) equipment. 1. Samsung has a long-standing relationship with Marvell, primarily using the latter’s silicon for purpose-built (traditional) 5G RAN products. OCTEON Fusion Processors: Samsung uses these baseband processors in its 5G base… Read more
OpenSignal: real world 5G deployment in India, market status & what happened to 5Gi?
India’s 5G deployment has advanced beyond initial spectrum acquisition and market entry announcements. By late 2025, the operational scale of three privately owned India telecom providers, alongside the impending entry of the state-owned BSNL, is facilitating a concrete transformation in nationwide connectivity for millions of users. The prevailing industry focus has shifted from initial market leadership… Read more
Wireless Broadband Alliance Report: WiFi 7, converged Wi-Fi and 5G, AI/Cognitive networks, and OpenRoaming
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has today released its annual industry report and survey findings. The “WBA Industry Report 2026” contains the results of its annual industry survey across the Wi-Fi, cellular and enterprise ecosystem. Among its chief findings is that 62% of respondents have grown more confident to invest in Wi-Fi over the last 12 months… Read more
Analysis: OpenAI and Deutsche Telekom launch multi-year AI collaboration
Deutsche Telekom (DT) has formalized a strategic, multi-year collaboration with OpenAI to integrate advanced artificial intelligence (AI) solutions across its internal operations and customer engagement platforms. The partnership aims to co-develop “simple, personal, and multi-lingual AI experiences” focused on enhancing communication and productivity. Initial pilot programs are slated for deployment in Q1 2026. AI will… Read more
Dell’Oro: Analysis of the Nokia-NVIDIA-partnership on AI RAN
According to Dell’Oro VP Stefan Pongratz, Nokia has outlined a clear plan to arrest its declining RAN revenue share (see chart below), with NVIDIA now a central pillar of that strategy. The partnership is designed to deliver AI RAN [1.] while meeting wireless network operators’ near-term constraints and concerns on performance, power, and TCO (Total Cost… Read more
Dell’Oro: RAN market stable, Mobile Core Network market +14% Y/Y with 72 5G SA core networks deployed
A recently published report from Dell’Oro Group notes that after two years of steep declines, initial estimates show that total Radio Access Network (RAN) revenue—including baseband, radio hardware, and software, excluding services—was flat outside of China and up when excluding North America. “The nearly stable results for the 1Q25-3Q25 period bolster the flat growth thesis… Read more