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Advancements in 5G have led to faster and more intelligent networks, offering mobile network operators the ability to reach and serve more customers while expanding the mobile ecosystem into nearly every industry worldwide.

As part of the 5G transformation, there has been a huge uptick in solutions allowing for the integration of open and interoperable interfaces into the radio access network (RAN), lowering the barrier to entry for new innovators including cloud providers and semiconductor vendors.  

Please register to join us on May 11 for a discussion about the role of these innovators in the mobile ecosystem, featuring keynote remarks from Paul Jacobs, Chairman and CEO of XCOM-Labs, followed by a panel discussion including:

• Cheryl Davis, Senior Director for Strategic Initiatives, Oracle
• Gilles Garcia, Senior Director Marketing Business Lead, Data Center & Communications Group, AMD
• Nick

Please join us on May 9 as we continue the Track 1.5 dialogue on Open RAN with the Second Quad Open RAN Forum. We will bring together government and industry leaders to discuss progress on Open RAN deployments over the past year and how Open RAN is facilitating innovation in telecoms infrastructure and beyond.

As part of their participation in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, the governments of Australia, India, Japan, and the U.S. (“Quad governments”) have emphasized the importance of secure and trusted infrastructure for 5G and advanced wireless networks, as well as the need for greater vendor diversity across the telecoms ecosystem.

Because Open RAN has a significant role in delivering on these priorities there has been substantial investment by the private sector, as well as government support for the development and adoption of open and interoperable interfaces.

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This week, we’ll be tuning in to the Telco AI World Summit and Open RAN World Summit, taking place April 26-28 in Berlin.

At the AI Summit, experts will share insights on telco AI, analytics, automation and customer experience management. The agenda also includes a number of talks on Open RAN including a panel discussion on Where Can AI and Automation Best Support Open RAN? and a presentation from DeepSig CTO Tim O’Shea on Leveraging AI to Improve Open vRAN Performance.

Open RAN World will address new market opportunities and the potential for Open RAN to both create a new supply chain ecosystem and redesign how RAN’s are built and managed. John Baker, Senior Vice President of Business Development at Mavenir and board member of the Open RAN Policy Coalition, will be participating in a fireside chat on Designing … Read More

On March 7/8, the Open RAN Policy Coalition partnered with Assocham, Keidanren and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to present a Quad Open RAN Showcase. Below please find links to the individual presentations from ORPC members and showcase participants:

Gerardo Giaretta – 5G RAN Infrastructure Lead, Qualcomm:      

Abel Mayal – SVP Technology and Marketing, Airspan:

Peadar Forbes – Director, Radio Platform Development, Analog Devices, Inc.:

Toru Sekino – VP, Deputy Head (Global Business), Mobile System Business Unit, Fujitsu:

Dan Picker – CTO, Inseego:

David Nanto – Director, 5G Strategy and Business Division, NEC:

Sadayuki Abeta – VP, General Manager, NTT Docomo:

Mersad Cavcic – VP of Product Management, Pivotal Commware:

Ganesh Shenbagaraman – Head of Integrated Products and Ecosystem, Radisys:

Azita Arvani – General Manager, Rakuten Symphony:

Mehran Hadipour – VP Global Business Development & Alliances, Robin:

Justin Taiwook Jwa … Read More

On March 7/8, the Open RAN Policy Coalition partnered with Assocham, Keidanren and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to present a Quad Open RAN Showcase. This is the first public event to be hosted under the Track 1.5 dialogue on Open RAN announced at the September 2021 Quad Leaders Summit, where the governments of Australia, India, Japan and the U.S. emphasized the importance of secure and trusted network infrastructure, and the need for greater vendor diversity across the telecoms ecosystem.

As part of the Showcase, we were honored to feature keynote remarks by Mitsuhiro Hishida, Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of the Government of Japan, and Stephen Anderson, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Communications and Information Policy at the U.S. Department of State.

Following the government speakers, the Showcase featured presentations from thirteen vendors … Read More

It’s great to be back in person at MWC Barcelona 2022. If you missed our previous roundup of Open RAN Policy Coalition member activities and demonstrations; here you go!

Today we’re highlighting a few more of our members’ exciting announcements from this week:

• Cisco and Rakuten Symphony announced in Barcelona that they are combining strengths to help global service providers prepare the Internet for the Future. The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate the delivery for cloud-native, virtualized 4G/5G mobile networks based on Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) technology.

• Fujitsu announced that it has successfully developed new software virtualized radio access network (vRAN) technology. The newly developed vRAN technology addresses one of the key challenges of conventional vRANs, delivering high-performance with low-energy consumption. Fujitsu estimates that this approach offers the potential to reduce overall system CO2 emissions

The Open RAN Policy Coalition is excited to participate in this year’s MWC Barcelona, being held February 28 – March 3. Executive Director Diane Rinaldo will be on-site to participate in a Trans-Regional Roundtable at the Barcelona Bar Association and a panel discussion at the Security Summit: 5G Network Diversification and Supply Chain Security on March 1 at 11:30 CET.

In addition to conference events and taking the opportunity to connect in person with our membership, the coalition plans to meet with policymakers from around the world to discuss strategies for advancing policies that will help create a more diverse, competitive and secure ecosystem based on open interfaces for 5G and beyond.

Many Open RAN Policy Coalition members will also be in attendance in Barcelona; below are just a few highlights of their exciting announcements and demonstrations:

• AMD/Xilinx will be

On February 4, the Open RAN Policy Coalition filed comments in response to NTIA’s Request for Comment on Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) broadband funding.

Expanding access to broadband and fostering innovation lie at the heart of the ORPC’s core mission.  The Coalition was formed to support policies and initiatives that will advance the adoption of open and interoperable solutions in the wireless radio access network (“RAN”) to promote innovation, spur competition, and expand the supply chain for advanced wireless communications technologies. 

Coalition members represent a cross-section of the wireless communications industry, ranging from network operators to network solutions providers, systems integrators, cloud providers, edge device manufacturers, and others.  Our members believe that by standardizing network interfaces, the communications sector can invite more competition and optionality into the broadband marketplace, leverage these options to expand access … Read More

On January 26, 2022, the Open RAN Policy Coalition hosted a virtual discussion to address the security challenges commonly cited when discussing the shift of mobile networks to open architectures. While generic security risks exist regardless of the underlying network architecture, 5G and Open RAN will enable new capabilities that will allow operators to monitor, detect, prevent, and respond to threats quickly.

The discussion featured a keynote address by Andre Fuetsch, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, AT&T Services, Inc. and Chairman of the O-RAN Alliance board. In his remarks, Fuetsch noted that 5G’s wide range of services, applications, and spectrum means network operators face a much more complex array of choices and parameters. Building networks based on an open architecture with open interfaces to incorporate AI and machine learning technology can help navigate this complexity and enable … Read More