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== Other Expected Open Ran Deployments == | == Other Expected Open Ran Deployments == | ||
Many other bluefield operators are working on a roadmap to see that they deploy Open Ran as soon as possible. As a matter of fact, some of them have already deployed Open Ran in rural areas. Since they must integrate Open Ran with their traditional network, their Open Ran deployment is expected to happen gradually<ref>https://senzafili.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/SenzaFili_DD_ORAN_Ecosystem.pdf<nowiki/>page.20</ref>. Examples of these operators are Vodafone, AT&T, etisalat, MTN, and Telefonica. Below is a brief description of how far each network has gone<ref>https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/pt/Documents/technology-media-telecommunications/TEE/The-Open-Future-of-Radio-Access-Networks.pdf<nowiki/>page.9</ref>. | Many other bluefield operators are working on a roadmap to see that they deploy Open Ran as soon as possible. As a matter of fact, some of them have already deployed Open Ran in rural areas. Since they must integrate Open Ran with their traditional network, their Open Ran deployment is expected to happen gradually<ref>https://senzafili.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/SenzaFili_DD_ORAN_Ecosystem.pdf<nowiki/>page.20</ref>. Examples of these operators are Vodafone, AT&T, etisalat, MTN, Inland Cellular, and Telefonica. Below is a brief description of how far each network has gone<ref>https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/pt/Documents/technology-media-telecommunications/TEE/The-Open-Future-of-Radio-Access-Networks.pdf<nowiki/>page.9</ref>. | ||
=== 1.Vodafone === | === 1.Vodafone === | ||
Although Vodafone is one of the pioneers of Open RAN, it only recently started deploying it in commercial areas. Vodafone has been testing Open Ran for over five years<ref>https://www.parallelwireless.com/wp-content/uploads/Parallel-Wireless-e-Book-Everything-You-Need-to-Know-about-Open-RAN.pdf<nowiki/>page.56</ref>. In 2019, it became the first operator to move Open Ran from the lab to the rural areas of South Africa and Turkey. That, too, became a success, and at the end of 2019, its CEO Nick Read said, “We are pleased with trials of OpenRAN and are ready to fast track it into Europe as we seek to actively expand our vendor ecosystem. OpenRAN improves the network economics enabling us to reach more people in rural communities and that supports our goal to build digital societies in which no-one is left behind.” In the same year also, Vodafone initiated Open Ran trials in the UK<ref>https://www.vodafone.com/news/technology-news/vodafone-pioneers-innovative-network-tech-to-increase-suppliers-and-extend-rural-internet-access</ref>. In January 2022, the company was able to switch to live deployment in Bath, Somerset, one of the 2,500 sites where Vodafone plans to deploy Open Ran at scale<ref>https://www.vodafone.com/news/technology/5g-open-ran-first-uk-site</ref>. It now plans to have 30% of its European base stations running on Open RAN by 2030<ref>https://www.vodafone.com/news/technology/vodafone-nokia-partner-advance-open-ran-ecosystem-europe</ref>. | Although Vodafone is one of the pioneers of Open RAN, it only recently started deploying it in commercial areas. Vodafone has been testing Open Ran for over five years<ref>https://www.parallelwireless.com/wp-content/uploads/Parallel-Wireless-e-Book-Everything-You-Need-to-Know-about-Open-RAN.pdf<nowiki/>page.56</ref>. In 2019, it became the first operator to move Open Ran from the lab to the rural areas of South Africa and Turkey. That, too, became a success, and at the end of 2019, its CEO Nick Read said, “We are pleased with trials of OpenRAN and are ready to fast track it into Europe as we seek to actively expand our vendor ecosystem. OpenRAN improves the network economics enabling us to reach more people in rural communities and that supports our goal to build digital societies in which no-one is left behind.” In the same year also, Vodafone initiated Open Ran trials in the UK<ref>https://www.vodafone.com/news/technology-news/vodafone-pioneers-innovative-network-tech-to-increase-suppliers-and-extend-rural-internet-access</ref>. In January 2022, the company was able to switch to live deployment in Bath, Somerset, one of the 2,500 sites where Vodafone plans to deploy Open Ran at scale<ref>https://www.vodafone.com/news/technology/5g-open-ran-first-uk-site</ref>. It now plans to have 30% of its European base stations running on Open RAN by 2030<ref>https://www.vodafone.com/news/technology/vodafone-nokia-partner-advance-open-ran-ecosystem-europe</ref>. | ||
== Final | === 2. AT&T === | ||
Like Vodafone, AT&T is one of the proponents of Open RAN. It is one of the founders of the O-RAN Alliance, a movement founded in 2018 to promote an intelligent and open RAN. However, unlike Vodafone, AT&T has been shy to showcase its Open RAN efforts<ref>https://www.parallelwireless.com/wp-content/uploads/Parallel-Wireless-e-Book-Everything-You-Need-to-Know-about-Open-RAN.pdf<nowiki/>page.8</ref>. But a report released by Signals Research Group in 2020 indicated that AT&T had deployed Open RAN commercially in Dallas, United States<ref>https://www.lightreading.com/open-ran/atandt-lights-up-open-ran-design-with-samsung-and-ericsson/d/d-id/763327</ref>. Its CTO, Andre Fuetsch, said in May 2022 that they are currently conducting proof of concept (POC) tests for Open RAN architecture and will only deploy it in small cells and private wireless networks before taking it to a macro level<ref>https://www.lightreading.com/open-ran/atandt-testing-open-ran-but-cto-wont-offer-deployment-timelines/d/d-id/777632</ref>. | |||
=== 3. Inland Cellular === | |||
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