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A consortium of Japanese organisations including Fujitsu and the University of Tokyo developed open source software for private 5G networks, claiming to domestically produce a low-cost core which brings down the cost of private infrastructure.

The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) teamed with the Linux Foundation to boost development of open 5G, edge, AI and IoT technologies, a move the consortium’s CRO and COO Mike Woster told Mobile World Live (MWL) reflected increased interest from…

Mobile industry experts cautioned fragmentation and proprietary creep could hamper open RAN’s potential, and called for a single set of standards to avoid future interoperability issues as deployments grow.

Ericsson dampened open RAN enthusiasm, arguing more work needs to be done to address key security risks associated with the technology.

Market research company Dell’Oro Group predicted sales of open RAN equipment will grow at double-digit rates in the five years to end-2024, citing political uncertainty as one of three main drivers of momentum behind the approach.

Leading operators and technology companies backed a new Open Networking Foundation (ONF) initiative to develop key software platforms for 4G and 5G open RAN deployments.

Open source software vendor Lumina Networks began winding down operations after three years in business, citing an inability to overcome financial headwinds which were exacerbated by the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.