Mavenir is continuing to push its open and virtualized radio access network (RAN) offering into new markets. Today they announced a collaborative effort with NEC to deliver local and private 5G networks for enterprises in Japan.
US-headquartered Mavenir is leading an ecosystem at the heart of Open RAN and the wider drive towards RAN disaggregation – with the aim of helping vendors as well as operators.
The White House’s efforts to position American companies for leadership in 5G appear to be inexhaustible.
Mavenir, which launched its fully virtualized 4G/5G Open RAN solution in October, will focus its O-RAN attention on London’s high-density areas—such as stadiums and shopping centers—with the objective to deliver enhanced mobile connectivity.
As European governments this week made decisions on how large a role China’s Huawei will play in next-gen networks, U.S.-based Mavenir is looking to capitalize on the desire for more vendor diversity, both at home and abroad.
Top officials from Mavenir are now promoting the company to US government officials as a US-based alternative to Chinese suppliers like Huawei.
Huawei is facing a geopolitical and commercial storm itself. The US government has turned against it for its 5G infrastructure and is putting pressure on other NATO countries to do the same – causing Britain’s PM Boris Johnson to cry out ‘but what are the alternatives?’
O2 is the latest telco to join the increasingly popular Open RAN cause, suggesting the technology could better serve customers in the hard to reach and heavily-populated areas.
Open source developments are the biggest single threat to today’s major telecom equipment vendors, according to the results of an industry survey conducted in late November ahead of Light Reading’s annual 2020 Vision Executive Summit.
O2 UK announced a new Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) project to help customers better utilise its network and redefine mobile network economics.
