Open source software expected to drive open RAN deployments

The shift to virtualized RAN and open RAN is creating new opportunities for carriers to shift much of their RAN hardware and software to server-based platforms and solutions based on open source software. The O-RAN Alliance and other industry groups have both developed and adopted open source solutions for significant parts of the open RAN functionality. These solutions are already seeing early deployments, and much of the industry is expecting to use software infrastructure based on open source solutions to run RAN applications.