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Keysight Enables Advanced Open RAN Solution Demonstrations at O-RAN Spring 2025 Global PlugFest
SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) showcased its Open RAN leadership in collaboration with global industry partners during the O-RAN Alliance Spring 2025 Global PlugFest. O-RAN Global PlugFests, co-sponsored by the O-RAN ALLIANCE, aim to accelerate Open RAN development through comprehensive testing and integration. The Spring 2025 event ran from February through May across 19 labs in Asia, Europe, and North America, organized around themes designed to advance the Open RAN ecosystem. Keysight's Open RAN Architect (KORA) solutions powered 11 multi-vendor integration test demonstrations in labs across several countries, validating real-world Open RAN deployments. O-RAN Energy Consumption, Efficiency, and Savings Testing As 5G networks scale, energy efficiency is critical for both cost reduction and environmental impact. Keysight contributed to multiple O-RAN energy efficiency test efforts, validating power-saving techniques across RIC, O-DU, and O-RU components. Rimedo Labs and Juniper Networks – Energy Efficiency Optimization testing: Keysight demonstrated Rimedo Labs' Cell On/Off Switching (COOS) xApp/rApp, and Traffic Steering (TS) xApp coordination on Juniper's Non-Real-Time (Non-RT) and Near-Real-Time (Near-RT) RIC at the i14y lab, together with consortium partners Deutsche Telekom and EANTC AG. This test used Keysight's RICtest solution for RAN simulation to validate optimized energy use based on Deutsche Telekom network data. Digital Catapult's Sonic and Xelera Labs – Energy efficiency testing: Keysight used its RuSIM and CoreSIM solutions to evaluate and analyze energy efficiency gains from Xelera's O-DU/O-CU accelerator card, using two different platforms, x86 and ARM, and aligned with ETSI TS 103 786, at Digital Catapult's SONIC Labs. Interesting insights emerged from this evaluation that will trigger further exploration and testing. Vodafone Central ORAN Lab and 1Finity Triple Band O-RU – Automated energy testing: Keysight conducted automated energy testing of 1Finity's Triple Band O-RU across various traffic load conditions (ETSI ES 202 706-1) using its E-Plane test suite at Vodafone Central ORAN Lab in Newbury. Rakuten Mobile, Rakuten Symphony and Quanta Cloud Technology (QCT) demonstrate energy savings at the Japan OTIC Lab: RF channel reconfiguration research has been conducted by Rakuten Mobile, Rakuten Symphony and QCT to validate energy savings for a complete end-to-end 4G mobile network lab demonstration setup. Energy savings have been achieved through RF channel reconfiguration rApp using real-time power measurement tools from the Japan OTIC lab which provides an independent and open interconnectivity verification environment to test and certify hardware including base station equipment. ONF/Aether and Rutgers University/WINLAB using the North American OTIC in the NYC Metro Area/East (COSMOS) – O-RU testin g: Keysight supported O-RU energy efficiency testing using its O-RU E-Plane testing solution. Demonstrations of Consistent and Repeatable Open Fronthaul Testing in Multiple Labs Consistent and repeatable open fronthaul testing is essential for validating disaggregated network components, ensuring vendor interoperability, and supporting scalable deployments. AERPAW OTIC – Repeatable test scenarios validation: At the Aerial Experimentation and Research Platform for Advanced Wireless (AERPAW) OTIC, Keysight, together with Open Air Interface and LITEON, validated repeatable test scenarios aligned with WG4 conformance goals using Keysight Open Radio Access Network Architect (KORA). Northeastern University Open6G, EURECOM, and Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) xG Testbed/Virginia Tech – Repeatable tests across different environment s: To further validate test repeatability across different environments, Northeastern University Open6G, EURECOM, and CCI xG Testbed/Virginia Tech collaborated with Keysight to conduct a test and integration focus group (TIFG) validation of the OpenAirInterface (OAI) CU/DU in end-to-end scenarios, using Keysight RuSIM and CoreSIM solutions in the two North American labs. These tests confirmed consistent results across multiple sites and test vendors, reinforcing the reliability of the O-RAN ecosystem. Northeastern University Open6G also performed additional End-to-end TIFG tests with multiple RU, DU, and CU partners. Open Fronthaul Transport Testing with Multiple O-RUs Reliable transport is the foundation for O-RAN performance, especially as xHaul networks face increasing congestion and impairment. Validating open fronthaul transport behavior under these conditions is key to ensuring stable, scalable, and standards-compliant deployments. European OTIC in Madrid hosted in the Telefónica Technology & Automation Lab – xHaul Transport Validation: Telefónica together with Keysight validated the robustness of commercial xHaul transport solutions using the AresOne 400G and Vision E400 platforms. By injecting controlled impairments, Keysight demonstrated realistic network emulation to support WG9 and TIFG E2E testing for O-RAN xHaul compliance at the European OTIC in Madrid hosted in the Telefónica Technology & Automation Lab. Auray Lab – End-To-End O-RAN Deployment: Keysight collaborated with LITEON and AERPAW OTIC from North Carolina State University (NCSU) to validate end-to-end O-RAN deployment using OAI O-DU/O-CU with LITEON O-RU. Leveraging Keysight KORA solutions, the demonstration showed the precision and interoperability of the U/C/S-Plane functionalities in a real-world deployment scenario. Richard Chiang, Smart Life Applications SBU GM, LITEON Technology, said: 'We are honored to collaborate with Keysight in the O-RAN Spring 2025 Global PlugFest. By integrating LITEON's O-RU with Keysight's KORA solutions and OAI's O-DU/O-CU, we have jointly validated the performance, precision, and interoperability needed for real-world O-RAN deployments. This partnership underscores LITEON's commitment to advancing open network architectures and delivering reliable 5G solutions to our global customers.' Casper Tsai, COO, Auray Technology, said: 'We successfully demonstrated Auray's deployed OAI O-CU/O-DU integrated with commercial O-RU at this PlugFest, achieving TIFG E2E and WG8 IoT testing through Keysight's E2E test solution. This demonstrated the highly integrated testing of Keysight's E2E test solution in addition to establishing Auray's capabilities in OAI O-CU/O-DU. We look forward to further deepening our cooperation and making greater contributions to the secure development of O-RAN.' Dr. Femi Adeyemi, Head of Wireless at 1Finity, said: 'Automated energy testing, conducted with Keysight, demonstrated the power savings benefits of 1Finity's triple-band radio units, which deliver high power efficiency at all traffic loads. 1Finity congratulates all O-RAN Alliance Plugfest participants for continued progress in accelerating Open RAN.' Paul Sludden, Project Director, SONIC Labs at Digital Catapult, said: 'With our network of vendor-agnostic testbed facilities, and in our role as an O-RAN Alliance PlugFest host, Digital Catapult is advancing the development and deployment of future networks in the UK. By bringing together expertise across the Open RAN ecosystem, we are proud to be collectively working with valued partners such as Keysight to drive the disaggregation, diversification, and interoperability of networks through the practical application of Open RAN technologies in industry.' Alexander Lange, Head of Software Engineering, Xelera, sai d: 'Energy efficiency is critical to the future of 5G networks. Digital Catapult's PlugFest was an important step in showcasing how hardware acceleration can reduce power consumption while maintaining performance at scale, and Keysight's simulators made it exceptionally easy to integrate, test and measure Xelera's solution.' Mike Yang, President of QCT, said: 'QCT is committed to advancing the maturity and sustainability of Open RAN deployments by participating in multi-vendor testing efforts. We are delighted to once again collaborate with Keysight at O-RAN Spring 2025 Global PlugFest to validate energy-saving apps for next-gen O-RAN solutions.' Kalyan Sundhar, Vice President, and General Manager for Keysight's Wireless Group, said: 'Keysight remains committed to accelerating Open RAN deployments. By fostering collaboration among diverse industry players, we enable the development and rigorous testing of advanced Open RAN features and use cases, ensuring a robust and interoperable ecosystem.' About Keysight Technologies At Keysight (NYSE: KEYS), we inspire and empower innovators to bring world-changing technologies to life. As an S&P 500 company, we're delivering market-leading design, emulation, and test solutions to help engineers develop and deploy faster, with less risk, throughout the entire product life cycle. We're a global innovation partner enabling customers in communications, industrial automation, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, and general electronics markets to accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world. Learn more at Keysight Newsroom and
Yahoo
16-07-2025
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- Yahoo
Germany eyes 10% economic output from AI by 2030
Germany is reportedly seeking to intensify its focus on AI, aiming to bolster its economy and enhance its competitiveness in global technological arenas. According to a Reuters report, a draft strategy from the German research ministry has outlined a vision to generate 10% of the nation's economic output from AI by 2030. The draft also proposed making AI as a pivotal tool in key research sectors. The strategy does not specify the existing contribution of AI to Germany's economy. The German cabinet is anticipated to approve this strategy by the month's end. The document outlined plans to seek bids for building high-capacity processing centres in the EU, aiming for them to be operational by 2027. The German government intends to coordinate these efforts with industry, experts, and federal states by the end of the year. Notably, the European Commission has earmarked €20bn ($23.24bn) in funding to construct AI 'gigafactories' across the EU. Under a recent coalition agreement, Germany aims to house at least one such centre, with companies such as Deutsche Telekom showing interest. Additionally, the strategy includes objectives to advance quantum computing technology, targeting the creation of two 'error-corrected quantum computers' by 2030. This initiative also involves launching Germany's first research satellite for quantum communication within the year. Although Germany has achieved early innovation successes, the strategy acknowledges a lag in AI commercialisation. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development report from 2024 indicated that AI could address several critical challenges for Germany, such as the green transition and improvements in administrative, industrial, and healthcare efficiency. Recently, Oracle announced a $2bn investment over the next five years to expand its AI and cloud infrastructure in Germany. The investment will help in boosting AI infrastructure capacity in the Oracle Cloud Frankfurt Region. "Germany eyes 10% economic output from AI by 2030" was originally created and published by Verdict, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Time of India
12-07-2025
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- Time of India
Deutsche Telekom Faces Backlash Over T-Mobile's Diversity Program Cuts Amid Trump Pressure, ETHRWorld
Advt Advt Join the community of 2M+ industry professionals. Subscribe to Newsletter to get latest insights & analysis in your inbox. All about ETHRWorld industry right on your smartphone! Download the ETHRWorld App and get the Realtime updates and Save your favourite articles. Frankfurt, Jul 10, 2025 -German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom came under pressure Thursday after US subsidiary T-Mobile agreed to scrap its diversity programmes in an apparent concession to US President Donald 230,000 people signed a petition launched by activist group Campact calling on T-Mobile to keep the programmes and demand that Telekom's board take a public stand against the Trump administration 's "attempts at intimidation"."If Telekom wants to convincingly fight for diversity and against discrimination, then it has to defend its values -- especially when they come under pressure," the petition said.A spokeswoman for Deutsche Telekom told AFP that the group was "inclusive" but had to follow the rules and regulations of the countries they operated in."T-Mobile US, an American and legally independent company, operates under the legal framework applicable in the United States," she said, adding that the company wanted a "more nuanced discussion" of the row broke out after the head of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Brendan Carr, published a letter from T-Mobile in which the firm promised to end its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives."T-Mobile will no longer have any individual roles or teams focused on DEI", the letter said, adding that it would also remove "any references to DEI on its websites" and in future -- whose agency is currently deciding whether to approve two major T-Mobile deals in the United States -- said in a post on the X platform that the move was a victory for "common sense" and for advocates say programmes aimed at helping or connecting specific groups, such as black or gay Americans, can boost fairness at the say they undermine equality of opportunity and stop merit being the only consideration in hiring Trump administration has moved against the programmes in the federal government as well as its contractors, and major US corporates including Meta, Target and McDonald's have either abolished or scaled them back since Trump took
Yahoo
09-07-2025
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IBM's Concert Cuts Patch Time by 10x — Deutsche Telekom Goes All-In on AI Automation
International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) is one of the . On July 2, the company announced that Deutsche Telekom, a leading provider of telecommunications and IT services, will implement the AI-powered solution IBM Concert, enabling intelligent automation in patch management and making security tasks smarter and more automatic. Patches help systems stay secure, relevant, and functional. Without them, there is a chance that software becomes obsolete, unstable, or even vulnerable. While patches are important, handling them can be a challenge. This is where IBM Concert comes in, helping companies reduce their operational costs and the effort needed for patching vulnerabilities. Doing so, they accelerate the speed of response and improve security. Deutsche Telekom will be using IBM Concert to leverage intelligent resilience for complex IT operations. The solution combines all relevant data and specializations, creating contextual information to enable end-to-end AI-powered automation. A handshake between two men in the lobby of a modern office building, signifying the formation of a Master Limited Partnership. Deutsche Telekom reported a successful pilot implementation of IBM Concert, achieving a 10x reduction in a key metric 'Median Time To Patch,' and going from 80 hours per critical vulnerabilities to eight hours. 'Security and trust are the cornerstones of success for all telecommunications companies. IBM Concert incorporates modern AI and automation technologies so that Deutsche Telekom can stay ahead of the dramatically escalating number and complexity of critical vulnerabilities across their Hybrid Cloud platform.' -Steve Canepa, Global Managing Director at IBM. International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) is a multinational technology company and a pioneer in artificial intelligence, offering AI consulting services and a suite of AI software products. While we acknowledge the potential of IBM as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock. READ NEXT: 10 AI Stocks in the Spotlight and Disclosure: None. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
04-07-2025
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Deutsche Telekom to boost IT efficiency
German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom plans to enhance its IT operations by implementing IBM Concert, an AI-powered automation solution. According to IBM, this initiative aims to improve efficiency in patch management and security activity orchestration within Deutsche Telekom's digital infrastructure. IBM Concert employs AI-driven recommendations and workflows powered by IBM watsonx to streamline IT operations. This adoption is expected to significantly reduce operational costs and improve response times in addressing vulnerabilities. Patches are essential for securing software environments, and IBM Concert facilitates this by integrating various data sources to create a comprehensive plan for prioritised patching. IBM global managing director Steve Canepa said: 'Security and trust are the cornerstones of success for all telecommunications companies. 'IBM Concert incorporates modern AI and automation technologies so that Deutsche Telekom can stay ahead of the dramatically escalating number and complexity of critical vulnerabilities across their hybrid cloud platform." IBM revealed that Deutsche Telekom's decision to implement this solution follows a successful pilot that demonstrated substantial gains in efficiency. During the pilot, the median time to patch critical vulnerabilities was reduced from 80 hours to eight hours. Deutsche Telekom group chief information officer (CIO) Peter Leukert said: "Secure operating systems form the foundation for all applications, databases, and services that we offer our customers. When it comes to patching, the time factor has taken on a critical role in the AI era. 'Those who use available updates immediately and automatically can reduce security risks. We face this challenge together with our partner. "We were looking for a standalone solution on the market that combines all the complex aspects of patch management and reliably automates everything." IBM Concert aggregates data from security scans, application information, and publicly available databases to develop an optimised patching strategy. This process is claimed to decrease patching time per instance from 90 minutes to 20 minutes, freeing IT teams for more strategic tasks. The solution supports fully automated installation of operating system patches for platforms such as Microsoft Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It integrates tools like Ansible Playbooks in cloud environments, ensuring seamless execution within maintenance windows. The automation process includes generating ServiceNow change requests and documenting results in the IT service management system. This ensures compliance, improves traceability of changes, and provides a quick overview for maintaining hybrid cloud environments. "Deutsche Telekom to boost IT efficiency" was originally created and published by Verdict, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
