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Opening Up 5G RAN Development

31 Oct 2019 Sponsors: ECI Telecom

Behind the headline grabbing transition from 4G to 5G wireless networks there is a significant shift in the radio access network (RAN) from a centralised architecture to a virtualized/cloud (vRAN) architecture. This shift in architecture enables the opening up of the RAN and associated infrastructure solutions, including xHaul networks and edge computing, through public and open specifications including Open RAN, eCPRI and multi-access edge computing (MEC). These developments are critical for the widespread deployment of 5G services.

In this blog I discuss vRAN architecture developments and highlight the key challenges for service providers. Future blogs in this series will cover the transition to 5G, the implementation options available for 4G/5G RANs and xHaul, and Open RAN developments.

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Simon Stanley

Simon is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Earlswood Marketing and has over 25 years experience, holding marketing and technical positions at various companies including National Semiconductor and Fujitsu covering Europe, North America and Japan. Simon has wide experience of networking technologies and semiconductor solutions including 100G/ 400G, NFV/SDN, LTE, ATCA, G.Fast/DSL, multicore processors, FPGAs and switch fabrics for both consumer and business applications.

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