SoftBank Corp., NEC and Broadcom Jointly Validate RAN Modernization with Virtualization by Unifying O-RAN Architecture and Telco Cloud
The companies confirmed the feasibility of RAN modernization by converging O-RAN architecture (1) and Telco Cloud (2).
- The companies confirmed the feasibility of RAN modernization by converging O-RAN architecture (1) and Telco Cloud (2).
- In this joint verification, a virtualized RAN (“vRAN”) system consisted of a general-purpose common infrastructure defined by SoftBank, vRAN applications using O-RAN architecture by NEC, and a vRAN platform optimized for VMware’s Telco Cloud platform.
- We believe that the innovative RAN modernization with virtualization, O-RAN, and Telco Cloud that we have verified will be the core technology for efficient RAN operations in the future.
- PaaS(“VMware Telco Cloud Automation”)and its integrated orchestration capabilities enable operators to quickly deploy rapidly evolving CNF (“cloud-native function”) requirements for NEC's RAN deployments."