Understanding Open RAN

Open Radio Access Network technology (Open RAN) is creating new innovations for 5G. By separating network hardware from the software, Open RAN makes the core network more accessible, expanding the future-ready possibilities for your business. What is Open RAN and what opportunities does it hold for your business? Download our infographic, “Understanding Open RAN,” to find out. Here’s a preview of what you’ll discover.

A RAN is a collection of equipment that operates a cell site. It receives radio signals from wireless devices and routes them to the core network. Open RAN disaggregates the RAN, making it easier to mix and match the components that make up the cell site. Disaggregating means separating the hardware from the software so they no longer depend on each other. Network providers who embrace Open RAN architecture foster a network that can deliver numerous benefits to your business.

When providers have more choices in the components and vendors they use, good things happen for everyone. Providers can make faster upgrades that lead to better network performance. That gives your business the means to respond to customer needs quicker and deploy leading-edge solutions faster.

Intelligent functions inside Open RAN architecture add to this responsiveness. It opens the door to more bandwidth, better security, personalized services, and virtualization to support current and future operations. This includes technologies like Internet of Things (IoT), driverless cars, and smart manufacturing. Self-optimizing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) automate basic functions that can lower costs and increase efficiency to satisfy sustainability goals.

We’ve been a strong supporter of Open RAN for these reasons. And because it opens the market to new players and even newer ideas. We’re also a founding member of the O-RAN Alliance, focused on creating open, fully interoperable mobile networks to enhance the experience of our users.

Download our infographic, Understanding Open RAN, which gives you an inside look at this transformative technology and how it can benefit your business going forward. You’ll also learn why a more distributed, interoperable network is needed and why it’s critical you keep it protected.

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