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Barnama
6 days ago
- Business
- Barnama
Mavenir Collaboration with Three UK and Red Hat Doubles Glasgow 5G Speeds in UK-First Open RAN Small Cells Roll-Out
GLASGOW, Scotland, May 29 (Bernama) -- Mavenir, the cloud-native network infrastructure provider, working in collaboration with operator Three UK and the world's leading provider of open source solutions, Red Hat, has successfully demonstrated the performance benefits of 5G non-standalone O-RAN compliant small cells in Glasgow City Centre – doubling 5G speeds at peak times. This milestone UK-first trial of Open RAN in a dense urban environment also marks the first live deployment of O-RAN compliant small cells working alongside legacy macro cells from traditional vendors in this environment – driving a significant reduction in traffic congestion by delivering high-quality coverage and additional capacity. During the initial phase of the trial, both 4G and 5G speeds doubled during the busiest times of the day, with Three UK's 5G speeds reaching an impressive 520Mbps across the trial area. The capacity boost also cascaded into further performance and user experience improvements in surrounding sites.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
O-RAN Digital Twin Platform Co-Funded by O-RAN ALLIANCE Powers Research and Innovation in AI and Open RAN
The O-RAN ALLIANCE successfully concludes its seed funding initiative launched in November 2023 Evolved O-RAN Digital Twin platform enables lab deployment of O-RAN-based networks in a few clicks The platform is designed for the research community to accelerate innovation at the intersection of AI, open RAN and network optimization BONN, Germany, May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The O-RAN ALLIANCE and the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things at Northeastern University have successfully concluded the seed funding initiative, launched by O-RAN ALLIANCE in November 2023 to support research and development of next generation open Radio Access Network (RAN) infrastructure. The funding initiative was led by O-RAN ALLIANCE's next Generation Research Group (nGRG). Its objective was to provide a forum to facilitate O-RAN related 6G research efforts and determine how O-RAN may evolve to support mobile wireless networks in the 6G timeframe and beyond, by leveraging industry and academic 6G research efforts worldwide. The purpose of the seed funding was to be a significant enabler for broader funding of research platforms for next generation infrastructure. The Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things at Northeastern University, as the funding awardee, utilized the 200,000 USD sponsorship to evolve its Colosseum lab and research platform. The result is a comprehensive, automated O-RAN Digital Twin (O-DT) platform designed for the research community to accelerate innovation at the intersection of AI, open RAN and network optimization. The evolved O-RAN Digital Twin platform enables researchers to deploy O-RAN-based networks—including base stations, user equipment, and Radio Intelligent Controllers (RIC)—in just a few clicks. The platform automatically initiates data collection, training, and testing pipelines for RIC-based xApps and rApps, and plays a key role in continuous validation of open-source protocol stacks. It is also ready to support future development of dApps for real-time network control and other cutting-edge use cases. "The O-RAN ALLIANCE seed funding supported the efforts to advance Colosseum into a state-of-the-art platform that effectively enables the research community to develop innovations for the RAN," said Michele Polese, Research Assistant Professor at Northeastern University and PI of the O-RAN O-DT project. "This initiative has sparked the creation of new solutions to tackle the next fundamental challenge toward fully realizing the Open RAN vision, i.e., intelligent and dynamic network control and optimization. We look forward to further evolving the O-RAN Digital Twin to address future needs of modern RANs." "It is exciting to see the outcomes of the O-RAN ALLIANCE seed funding initiative delivering tangible value to RAN researchers," said Ravi Sinha, VP Technology and Solution Development at Reliance Jio and co-chair of nGRG. "These research outcomes form basis for future specification development within the O-RAN ALLIANCE, enabling a global market of scaled, innovative and competitive solutions, advancing our mission towards an open, intelligent, virtualized and fully interoperable RAN." About O-RAN ALLIANCEThe O-RAN ALLIANCE is a world-wide community of mobile operators, vendors, and research & academic institutions operating in the Radio Access Network (RAN) industry. As the RAN is an essential part of any mobile network, the O-RAN ALLIANCE's mission is to re-shape the industry towards more intelligent, open, virtualized and fully interoperable mobile networks. The new O-RAN specifications enable a more competitive and vibrant RAN supplier ecosystem with faster innovation to improve user experience. O-RAN based mobile networks at the same time improve the efficiency of RAN deployments as well as operations by mobile operators. To achieve this, the O-RAN ALLIANCE publishes new RAN specifications, releases open software for the RAN, and supports its members in integration and testing of their more information, please visit About the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things at Northeastern UniversityResearchers and students at the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT) envision a future in which people and their environment are wirelessly connected by a continuum of AI-powered devices and networks, from driverless cars and search-and-rescue drone swarms to implantable medical devices and smart cities. The institute is home to world-leading expertise, facilities, and technologies dedicated to making wireless communications exponentially faster, more energy efficient, and more secure. Within WIoT, Open6G is a one-stop shop for Open RAN innovation. Located at the Northeastern University Boston and Burlington, MA campuses, Open6G is a hub for research, development, and testing of advanced wireless networks using Open RAN and AI technologies, and hosts world-leading experimental facilities for 5G research. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE O-RAN Alliance Sign in to access your portfolio
Cision Canada
22-05-2025
- Science
- Cision Canada
O-RAN Digital Twin Platform Co-Funded by O-RAN ALLIANCE Powers Research and Innovation in AI and Open RAN
The O-RAN ALLIANCE successfully concludes its seed funding initiative launched in November 2023 Evolved O-RAN Digital Twin platform enables lab deployment of O-RAN-based networks in a few clicks The platform is designed for the research community to accelerate innovation at the intersection of AI, open RAN and network optimization BONN, Germany, May 22, 2025 /CNW/ -- The O-RAN ALLIANCE and the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things at Northeastern University have successfully concluded the seed funding initiative, launched by O-RAN ALLIANCE in November 2023 to support research and development of next generation open Radio Access Network (RAN) infrastructure. The funding initiative was led by O-RAN ALLIANCE's next Generation Research Group (nGRG). Its objective was to provide a forum to facilitate O-RAN related 6G research efforts and determine how O-RAN may evolve to support mobile wireless networks in the 6G timeframe and beyond, by leveraging industry and academic 6G research efforts worldwide. The purpose of the seed funding was to be a significant enabler for broader funding of research platforms for next generation infrastructure. The Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things at Northeastern University, as the funding awardee, utilized the 200,000 USD sponsorship to evolve its Colosseum lab and research platform. The result is a comprehensive, automated O-RAN Digital Twin (O-DT) platform designed for the research community to accelerate innovation at the intersection of AI, open RAN and network optimization. The evolved O-RAN Digital Twin platform enables researchers to deploy O-RAN-based networks—including base stations, user equipment, and Radio Intelligent Controllers (RIC)—in just a few clicks. The platform automatically initiates data collection, training, and testing pipelines for RIC-based xApps and rApps, and plays a key role in continuous validation of open-source protocol stacks. It is also ready to support future development of dApps for real-time network control and other cutting-edge use cases. "The O-RAN ALLIANCE seed funding supported the efforts to advance Colosseum into a state-of-the-art platform that effectively enables the research community to develop innovations for the RAN," said Michele Polese, Research Assistant Professor at Northeastern University and PI of the O-RAN O-DT project. "This initiative has sparked the creation of new solutions to tackle the next fundamental challenge toward fully realizing the Open RAN vision, i.e., intelligent and dynamic network control and optimization. We look forward to further evolving the O-RAN Digital Twin to address future needs of modern RANs." "It is exciting to see the outcomes of the O-RAN ALLIANCE seed funding initiative delivering tangible value to RAN researchers," said Ravi Sinha, VP Technology and Solution Development at Reliance Jio and co-chair of nGRG. "These research outcomes form basis for future specification development within the O-RAN ALLIANCE, enabling a global market of scaled, innovative and competitive solutions, advancing our mission towards an open, intelligent, virtualized and fully interoperable RAN." About O-RAN ALLIANCE The O-RAN ALLIANCE is a world-wide community of mobile operators, vendors, and research & academic institutions operating in the Radio Access Network (RAN) industry. As the RAN is an essential part of any mobile network, the O-RAN ALLIANCE's mission is to re-shape the industry towards more intelligent, open, virtualized and fully interoperable mobile networks. The new O-RAN specifications enable a more competitive and vibrant RAN supplier ecosystem with faster innovation to improve user experience. O-RAN based mobile networks at the same time improve the efficiency of RAN deployments as well as operations by mobile operators. To achieve this, the O-RAN ALLIANCE publishes new RAN specifications, releases open software for the RAN, and supports its members in integration and testing of their implementations. For more information, please visit About the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things at Northeastern University Researchers and students at the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT) envision a future in which people and their environment are wirelessly connected by a continuum of AI-powered devices and networks, from driverless cars and search-and-rescue drone swarms to implantable medical devices and smart cities. The institute is home to world-leading expertise, facilities, and technologies dedicated to making wireless communications exponentially faster, more energy efficient, and more secure. Within WIoT, Open6G is a one-stop shop for Open RAN innovation. Located at the Northeastern University Boston and Burlington, MA campuses, Open6G is a hub for research, development, and testing of advanced wireless networks using Open RAN and AI technologies, and hosts world-leading experimental facilities for 5G research.
Business Wire
20-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
LitePoint and Pegatron 5G Successfully Launch Volume Manufacturing of 5G O-RAN Radio Units to Power Private 5G Networks
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- LitePoint, a leading provider of wireless test solutions, and Pegatron 5G, a leading provider of end-to-end 5G product solutions, have jointly announced a milestone in their collaboration; the start of high-volume manufacturing for 5G O-RAN radio units. This milestone enables ubiquitous 5G network deployments for private 5G networks, which offer better coverage in both indoor and campus area deployments. The use of O-RAN network architecture enables significantly lower cost of equipment in addition to many unique data security advantages. Test is a key cost driver in network equipment, and LitePoint's IQFR1-RU is the first one-box test solution capable of fully testing 5G RUs to all relevant 3GPP 38.141 standards, supporting end-to-end test for both the wireless (RF) interface in addition to the optical 7.2 O-RAN interface. LitePoint's high performance, integrated test solution provides the simplicity companies need to scale up volume manufacturing of O-RAN equipment – often replacing hard to maintain 'golden data units' or expensive and slow data unit (DU) emulators. LitePoint and Pegatron 5G have built a long-term partnership in network equipment testing that has enabled a new paradigm for radio unit testing. LitePoint worked across Pegatron teams from R&D to manufacturing engineering to ensure a robust and cost-effective test solution for 5G radio units. The manufacturing and test processes developed for 5G radio units leverages both companies' years of experience in meeting aggressive cost-of-test requirements for consumer electronics. "We are thrilled to support Pegatron 5G in bringing their O-RU to large-scale manufacturing," said Adam Smith, VP of Marketing at LitePoint. "Combined with LitePoint's IQFR1-RU O-RU test system, our test automation solutions are simple to deploy and ensure that Pegatron 5G's products adhere to the highest standards of quality and performance." "LitePoint's expertise has been instrumental in our transition to mass production," said David Hoelscher, VP & Chief Product Officer at Pegatron 5G. "We are excited to showcasing our achievements and continuing our successful partnership." About LitePoint: LitePoint creates wireless test solutions and services for the world's most innovative wireless device makers, helping them to ensure their products perform for today's demanding consumers. A leading innovator in wireless testing, LitePoint products come out of the box ready to test the most widely used wireless chipsets in the world. LitePoint works with the world's leading makers of smartphones, tablets, PCs, wireless access points and chipsets. Headquartered in San Jose, California and with offices worldwide, LitePoint is a wholly owned subsidiary of Teradyne (Nasdaq:TER), a leading supplier of automatic test equipment and industrial automation solutions. Teradyne ® is a registered trademark of Teradyne, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. About Pegatron 5G: Pegatron 5G delivers end-to-end solutions, leveraging the product development and manufacturing expertise of PEGATRON, known for producing globally recognized branded products, and expanded its focus in 2018 by launching Pegatron 5G as a dedicated business unit. Pegatron 5G is committed to developing O-RAN-compliant products, including 5G radios, servers, networking equipment, and CPE devices. These solutions, combined with edge computing and network management tailored for private networks, address various industrial transformation needs. By continuously advancing 5G technologies and staying attuned to industry demands, Pegatron 5G opens new possibilities for the telecommunications sector.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Metanoia's O-RU Successfully Completes End-to-End OTA Validation at VALOR RF Anechoic Chamber
First product validated at the VALOR lab's new RF-shielded anechoic chamber CHANDLER, Ariz., May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- VIAVI Solutions Inc. (VIAVI) (NASDAQ: VIAV) today announced that Metanoia Communications Inc.'s JURA Open Radio Unit (O-RU) has successfully completed end-to-end over-the-air (OTA) validation at the VIAVI Automated Lab-as-a-Service (VALOR™). It is the first product to be validated at the lab's new RF-shielded anechoic chamber to ensure compliance with O-RAN and 3GPP specifications. VALOR is an automated Lab-as-a-Service for Open RAN testing and is funded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund. The VALOR lab officially opened on October 7, 2024 in Chandler, Arizona, with the RF chamber and two additional customer labs added to the facility on April 3, 2025. Metanoia's O-RU underwent end-to-end performance validation to ensure seamless integration into Open RAN networks, with tests using reference O-CU and O-DU components provided by VALOR and its partners. Tests were conducted over the air within the RF chamber, with VALOR evaluating key performance metrics under realistic radio conditions. Additionally, O-RAN end-to-end functional and performance validation was carried out based on O-RAN TIFG-defined test cases. These tests assessed the system's behavior across the control, user, and management planes, ensuring compliance with key O-RAN architectural and performance requirements in an integrated multi-vendor DU/RU setup. "The successful validation of Metanoia's O-RU using the new anechoic chamber is an important milestone for VIAVI and the VALOR lab," said Erik Probstfield, Senior Director, VALOR, VIAVI. "Open RAN-based systems are set to significantly increase telecoms innovation, but a network is far too complex an environment to rely on trust alone. VALOR, especially with its OTA testing, allows companies such as Metanoia to independently validate the functionality and performance of their hardware, and gives network operators assurance that it will integrate seamlessly into their existing networks." "Metanoia is proud to remain at the forefront of 5G innovation, building on our longstanding partnership with VIAVI's VALOR Lab," said Didier Boivin, Executive Vice President, Metanoia. "The state-of-the-art OTA chamber, coupled with the company's extensive testing experience, represent an invaluable resource as we advance our leadership in the Open RAN ecosystem." Metanoia's JURA O-RU is a 4T4R 24dbm 5G FR1 radio unit that supports operation in the sub-6 GHz bands using TDD duplexing. It harnesses the power of its advanced Software Defined Radio (SDR) platform to deliver a flexible, high-performance Open RAN solution for 5G deployments. By combining powerful hardware acceleration with open-source adaptability, JURA O-RU facilitates efficiency and innovation in next-generation wireless networks. The VALOR RF chamber is the industry's first Test-as-a-Service offering for Massive MIMO and beamforming OTA validation. It creates a controlled environment that is free from outside interference and emulates multiple real-world scenarios by sending wireless signals to understand a device's behavior. Created in partnership with ETS-Lindgren, services offered include system-level Massive MIMO performance testing for up to 16 parallel spatial layers. VALOR enables independent and impartial interoperability, performance, and security testing leveraging VIAVI's industry-leading NITRO Wireless Open RAN Test Suite and the VAMOS unified framework for hybrid physical and cloud-based testing. Customers can access over 500 test cases compliant with O-RAN WG4, WG5, WG11, TIFG, and 3GPP specifications. VALOR facilitates better readiness for the certification, badging, and acceptance tests at OTICs and CSP labs. It provides services to members of the AI-RAN Alliance and customers referred to the lab by AT&T and Verizon's ACCoRD, and is the first test service to be authorized by the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) for its system performance certification program. About VIAVIVIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions for telecommunications, cloud, enterprises, first responders, military, aerospace and railway. VIAVI is also a leader in light management technologies for 3D sensing, anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, government and aerospace applications. Learn more about VIAVI at Follow us on VIAVI Perspectives, LinkedIn and YouTube. About Metanoia CommunicationsMetanoia Communications is a leading System-on-Chip (SoC) innovator, having delivered multiple generations of semiconductor solutions for wireline broadband. Now, Metanoia is transforming the 5G NR ecosystem with its groundbreaking 5G SoC, featuring a future-proof Software Defined Radio (SDR) architecture, open-source flexibility, and industry-leading power efficiency. This platform sets a new benchmark for 4T4R ORAN-RU solutions, empowering operators to enhance network performance and accelerate the adoption of next-generation wireless technologies. Follow us on Linkedin. 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