The case for open RAN
Mobile telephony networks are considered critical infrastructure as we rely on them for the bulk of our communications. Due to market consolidation, the number of large traditional mobile telephony network equipment vendors has unfortunately shrunk to a handful. Open RAN (O-RAN) is an initiative tha...
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| description | Mobile telephony networks are considered critical infrastructure as we rely on them for the bulk of our communications. Due to market consolidation, the number of large traditional mobile telephony network equipment vendors has unfortunately shrunk to a handful. Open RAN (O-RAN) is an initiative that advocates interoperable radio access network (RAN) equipment for mobile telephony networks. With O-RAN, mobile network operators (MNOs) can use RAN equipment from multiple vendors interchangeably, which will allow for greater flexibility and the entry of newer and smaller players. It has been speculated that the strong support that the US government has for O-RAN is purely because O-RAN would allow for less reliance on Chinese vendors. However, given that O-RAN has received support from multiple other countries, including China, there are clearly other cost-related and inherent network architecture advantages in driving this initiative. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1708472023-10-08T15:40:29Z The case for open RAN Hemrajani, Asha S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Social sciences::Political science Country and Region Studies Technology and Future Issues Mobile telephony networks are considered critical infrastructure as we rely on them for the bulk of our communications. Due to market consolidation, the number of large traditional mobile telephony network equipment vendors has unfortunately shrunk to a handful. Open RAN (O-RAN) is an initiative that advocates interoperable radio access network (RAN) equipment for mobile telephony networks. With O-RAN, mobile network operators (MNOs) can use RAN equipment from multiple vendors interchangeably, which will allow for greater flexibility and the entry of newer and smaller players. It has been speculated that the strong support that the US government has for O-RAN is purely because O-RAN would allow for less reliance on Chinese vendors. However, given that O-RAN has received support from multiple other countries, including China, there are clearly other cost-related and inherent network architecture advantages in driving this initiative. Published version 2023-10-04T08:54:45Z 2023-10-04T08:54:45Z 2023 Commentary Hemrajani, A. (2023). The case for open RAN. RSIS Commentaries, 128-23. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/170847 en RSIS Commentaries, 128-23 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf |
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