O-RAN ALLIANCE

O-RAN ALLIANCE announces its new Chair of the Board: Abdu Mudesir, Group CTO of Deutsche Telekom.   Read the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/gs7e5_aD   Congratulations to Abdu in his new role. Thank you to Alex Jinsung Choi for his chairmanship and contribution to advancing the O-RAN mission.   #ORANALLIANCE #OpenRAN #IntelligentRAN #RAN #ORAN #telecoms #openran #ORANSoftwareCommunity #OSC #Innovation #Interoperability

The O-RAN ALLIANCE's next Generation Research Group (nGRG) continues its active research for next generations of open and intelligent RAN. In Q2/2024, distinguished nGRG participants published three research reports: - Architecture principles for a cloud-friendly future 6G RAN architecture - Research Report on Cross-domain AI - Principles and Methodologies for AI/ML Testing in Next Generation Networks   All nGRG reports can be downloaded from the Research Reports section of the O-RAN website: https://lnkd.in/drpQgE4s   nGRG is a research group within the O-RAN ALLIANCE that provides a forum to facilitate O-RAN related research for next generation Radio Access Networks. nGRG leverages industry and academic research to determine how O-RAN may evolve to support 6G and beyond, considering regional research, ITU-R, and 3GPP developments.   #ORANAlliance #ORAN #OpenRAN #nGRG #ORANnGRG #6G #6GRAN #6GORAN #telecoms #6Gresearch #research

O-RAN ALLIANCE just published its new white paper: Zero Trust Architecture for Secure O-RAN. It is important that 5G and next-G networks providing critical infrastructure and mission critical use cases are built with a Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) to protect against external and internal threats. ZTA is the evolution of the zero trust concept to a concrete plan based upon multi-layered security controls that provide confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, and authorization protections from internal and external threats. The O-RAN ALLIANCE is committed to pursue a ZTA through stages of a maturity model that achieve a strong security posture to protect against evolving threats. Read the white paper at https://lnkd.in/emFXParc #MWC24 #ORANAlliance #ORAN #OpenRAN #intelligentRAN #RAN #telecoms #security #NetworkSecurity #ORANSecurity #RANSecurity

O-RAN demos prepared for MWC Shanghai 2024 showcase intelligent solutions improving QoS, smart manufacturing and RAN testing. O-RAN ALLIANCE participants will present eight demos of latest achievements in open and intelligent RAN solutions prepared for MWC Shanghai (26-28 June 2024). Showcased intelligent RAN solutions feature RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) applications that enhance indoor and outdoor positioning, benefiting smart factory operations and improving Quality of Service (QoS). Demonstrations of advanced RAN testing solutions focus on energy efficiency and simulations of real-world network situations.   Learn more about the demos on our website at https://lnkd.in/gYZC4E6K #MWC24 #ORANAlliance #ORAN #OpenRAN #intelligentRAN #RAN #telecoms #ORANDEMOS

Latest edition of O-RAN ALLIANCE F2F meetings took place June 10-14, 2024 in Incheon, South Korea, with 319 on-site and many remote participants, representing 100 companies and institutions from around the world. Big thank you to all of them for their enthusiasm and hard work, making progress in specification and development of open and intelligent RAN.   #ORANALLIANCE #OpenRAN #IntelligentRAN #RAN #ORAN #telecoms #openran #ORANSoftwareCommunity #OSC #ORANF2F  

On June 12, 2024 O-RAN ALLIANCE signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Open RAN Industry Alliance (ORIA) in South Korea. The MoU enables broad cooperation of both associations to boost the progress in development and adoption of open, intelligent, virtualized and fully interoperable Radio Access Networks.   #ORANALLIANCE #ORAN #openRAN #OTIC #Certification #ORANCertification #ORANOTIC #Telecommunications #Innovation #Interoperability #telecoms #ORANEcosystem

The Road to 6G Standards - Views from Industry and Academia: Join us for the sixth workshop of O-RAN ALLIANCE's next Generation Research Group, scheduled on 13th June 2024. Featuring 18 distinguished speakers, the workshop will cover a broad spectrum of pivotal 6G subjects. Learn more and register below.   #ORANALLIANCE #nGRG #6GRAN #ORAN #openRAN

The O-RAN ALLIANCE Global PlugFest Spring 2024 successfully concluded! For the first time, O-RAN PlugFest focused on themes prioritized within O-RAN ALLIANCE. Participants achieved improvements in areas of RAN energy consumption resulting in TCO optimization, efficiency of O-RAN deployments, and broadening the offer of open and intelligent RAN products on the market. “O-RAN PlugFests complement O-RAN ALLIANCE’s specification effort, helping to facilitate the development of healthy and competitive market of innovative O-RAN based products and services,” said Chih-Lin I, Co-chair of O-RAN ALLIANCE’s Technical Steering Committee and China Mobile Chief Scientist, Wireless Technologies, China Mobile Research Institute. “Targeting testing and integration efforts on priority themes helps to streamline and focus PlugFest work. Thanks for the generous support from our 20 hosting organizations. It is very encouraging to see sustained high interest in participation in O-RAN PlugFests, proving their value for our ecosystem.” O-RAN Global PlugFests are periodic events organized and co-sponsored by O-RAN ALLIANCE to enable efficient progress of the O-RAN ecosystem through well-organized testing and integration. PlugFest participants gain early experience with conformance, interoperability and E2E testing in cooperation with other industry players in an independent environment. Achievements made at O-RAN PlugFests pave the way to O-RAN certification, proving confidence in commercially available O-RAN products. Learn more in our press release at https://lnkd.in/e8bFkfex #ORANAlliance #ORAN #OpenRAN #ORANPlugFest #PlugFest #Interoperability #ORANOTIC #OTIC #TestingAndIntegration #CertificationAndBadging #GlobalOTICNetwork #telecoms #energyeffciency #ORANRIC #RIC #rApps #xApps #automation

O-RAN ALLIANCE supports the Open RAN Summit @Taipei on June 17-18, 2024. This industry event will bring together the open RAN community of OTICs, operators, vendors and research and academic institutions to discuss topics including O-RAN system verification and deployment experiences, next generation RAN research, open SW for the RAN, AI and more. Learn more and register in the post below.   #ORANAlliance #OTIC #Certification #ORANCertification #ORAN #OpenRAN #ORANOTIC #Telecommunications #Innovation #Interoperability #telecoms #ORANEcosystem

O-RAN ALLIANCE’s Certification and Badging Program Gains Momentum to Accelerate the Adoption of Open and Intelligent RAN. Since its launch in June 2022, the O-RAN Certification and Badging Program has been set out to accelerate the adoption of open and intelligent Radio Access Networks (RAN) through building confidence in O-RAN products and solutions world-wide. As such, the certification process supports the O-RAN ecosystem to efficiently progress with O-RAN product deployments. Two Open Testing and Integration Centres (OTICs) – the European OTIC in Berlin and Korea OTIC – have recently issued their first-ever O-RAN Certificates and Badges. Japan OTIC issued its first O-RAN Certificates and Badges in June 2023 and continued with five more awarded in 2024. The portfolio of certified O-RAN products currently counts 23 solutions from 16 companies, awarded by 5 OTICs, with more being in progress around the world. All awarded O-RAN Certificates and Badges, including company names and concrete products, are publicly available in the O-RAN ALLIANCE’s Certification and Badging Catalogue on our website.   Get more news on O-RAN Certification and Badging Program in our press release: https://lnkd.in/eBNKXzWP   #OTIC #ORANCertification #ORAN #OpenRAN #ORANAlliance #ORANOTIC #Telecommunications #Innovation #Interoperability #telecoms