Most mobile operators looking for help with open RAN adoption

Open RAN is expected to dramatically change the market for RAN systems by opening up competition to a wider ecosystem of vendors, including those that have only part of the solution. This opening up of the RAN is also bringing significant challenges for mobile operators that now need to work with not just one or two vendors, but a wider group of vendors that may not have verified the functionality and performance of the complete RAN solution they need. The result, which has been confirmed by a recent Heavy Reading survey, is that the overwhelming majority of carriers with mobile network businesses are looking for external guidance to help them accelerate their open RAN adoption.