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Mavenir Awarded Two Wins at the NTIA 2023 5G Challenge

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Software, Mobile, Wireless, Networks, Other Defense, Internet, Hardware, Data Management, Technology, Defense, 5G, Other Technology, Telecommunications, Networking hardware, NTIA, Senior, Open, Wraparound, Central Unit, United States Department of Defense, Computer network, Radisys, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, CU, MDE, Fleet Radio Unit, Melbourne, Power distribution unit, Mavenir

Mavenir, the Network Software Provider building the future of networks with cloud-native solutions that run on any cloud, won two prizes at the 2023 5G Challenge; a competition organized by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), in collaboration with the US Department of Defense (DoD).

Key Points: 
  • Mavenir, the Network Software Provider building the future of networks with cloud-native solutions that run on any cloud, won two prizes at the 2023 5G Challenge; a competition organized by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), in collaboration with the US Department of Defense (DoD).
  • The closing ceremony, held in CableLabs/Krio facilities, Boulder, Colorado on 21st September, confirmed Mavenir as the winner of two prizes: Mobility and Handover testing, and Wraparound testing for the Open RAN central unit (CU) and distributed unit (DU) - bringing Mavenir’s total awarded prize money to $850,000.
  • The 2023 5G Challenge focused on interoperability testing, testing open interfaces between the Open RAN-specified subsystems, multi-vendor interoperability across Radio Units (RU), combined Centralized Units and Distributed Units (CU+DU), as well as end-to-end integration and testing handovers between different vendors.
  • This award underscores Mavenir's commitment to pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the realm of cloud-native, open and interoperable multi-vendor networks of the future."

Mobile Experts Lays Out the mMIMO Roadmap to 128T and 256T

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Monday, August 7, 2023
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CAMPBELL, Calif., Aug. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile Experts Inc. released a new report this week, with a detailed breakdown radio components used in 5G, 5.5G, and 6G mobile infrastructure.

Key Points: 
  • CAMPBELL, Calif., Aug. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile Experts Inc. released a new report this week, with a detailed breakdown radio components used in 5G, 5.5G, and 6G mobile infrastructure.
  • The new report, Semiconductors for RRH 2023 , represents a big step forward for Mobile Experts in tracking processors used in the Radio Unit or Remote Radio Head of a mobile network.
  • In particular, this report provides details on Digital Front Ends (DFE), Beamforming, and Low-PHY (Physical layer) processing in the RU.
  • "Higher order Massive MIMO is coming to the market," commented Dan McNamara, Principal Analyst at Mobile Experts.

NI and Spirent Announce First Comprehensive Test Solution for OpenRAN O-RU Customers

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Monday, June 5, 2023
Technology, Engineering, Manufacturing, Software, Networks, Internet, Hardware, Electronic Design Automation, Data Management, Product management, Open, Interoperability, FH, Multimedia, NATI, RAN, MIMO, Fleet Radio Unit, Melbourne, GUI, IOT, UE, APT, Spirent, Automation, Video game

NI (NASDAQ: NATI) and Spirent Communications today announced the first and only O-RU (Radio Unit) test solution that uses application layer testing with any commercial device, providing comprehensive, real-time O-RU validation.

Key Points: 
  • NI (NASDAQ: NATI) and Spirent Communications today announced the first and only O-RU (Radio Unit) test solution that uses application layer testing with any commercial device, providing comprehensive, real-time O-RU validation.
  • This unique capability enables customers to validate their systems faster and in a real-world environment while reducing costs - all in one highly capable validation solution.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230605005127/en/
    NI and Spirent Announce First Comprehensive Test Solution for OpenRAN O-RU Customers (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Traditional testing of O-RAN systems has been very time-intensive and cost-prohibitive due to its need for engineers to manually test their systems from beginning to end.
  • “Spirent and NI have a long history of providing joint solutions that enable our customers to accelerate the production of their products,” said Chen Chang, Senior Director, Strategic Business Development, NI.

Virgin Media O2 Selects Mavenir for its Open RAN Deployment

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Monday, April 17, 2023
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Virgin Media O2 has selected Mavenir, the Network Software Provider building the future of networks with cloud-native solutions that run on any cloud, as its Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) vendor.

Key Points: 
  • Virgin Media O2 has selected Mavenir, the Network Software Provider building the future of networks with cloud-native solutions that run on any cloud, as its Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) vendor.
  • Mavenir will also be the prime integrator, providing its Open virtualised Radio Access Network (Open vRAN) solution for sites on Virgin Media O2’s network.
  • Virgin Media O2 will work with Mavenir to roll out a scalable Open vRAN solution as part of its network evolution plans and adopt a more flexible and cloud-native architecture.
  • Intel is pleased to collaborate with and be part of the Virgin Media O2 technology journey with Mavenir.

Deutsche Telekom Chooses Mavenir as Partner for Open RAN Deployment in Europe #MWC23

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Monday, February 27, 2023
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Mavenir, the Network Software Provider building the future of networks with cloud-native solutions that run on any cloud, and Deutsche Telekom announced today that Mavenir has been chosen for Deutsche Telekom’s Open RAN deployment in a country of its European footprint.

Key Points: 
  • Mavenir, the Network Software Provider building the future of networks with cloud-native solutions that run on any cloud, and Deutsche Telekom announced today that Mavenir has been chosen for Deutsche Telekom’s Open RAN deployment in a country of its European footprint.
  • Abdu Mudesir, Chief Technology Officer at Deutsche Telekom, said: “Deutsche Telekom is actively driving network disaggregation based on multi-vendor Open RAN architecture to provide customer focused innovation in the RAN.
  • We will continue our partnership with Mavenir to accelerate Open RAN development and create a path to deployment at scale.”
    Mavenir’s Open cloud-native RAN solution is based on fully containerized microservices allowing it to be deployed easily on any cloud infrastructure.
  • Mavenir’s Open RAN compliant solution works on open interfaces, and it further disaggregates the RAN architecture into Distributed Unit (DU) and Centralized Unit (CU).

WNC and EdgeQ to Introduce World’s First All-in-One, Multi-Mode 4G/5G Small Cell

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Monday, February 27, 2023
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WNC’s newest small cell (LAS1) offers a converged 4G and 5G network that is field upgradable through software with a modular RF antenna design.

Key Points: 
  • WNC’s newest small cell (LAS1) offers a converged 4G and 5G network that is field upgradable through software with a modular RF antenna design.
  • Supporting Power over Ethernet, the all-in-one small cell integrates compute, connectivity, and cloud functionalities while achieving up to 5 Gbps throughput.
  • “WNC has implemented the world’s first dual Radio Access Technology (RAT) small cell product based on EdgeQ’s solution,” said Stephen Sek, Chief of Technology, US and EU Technology Centers at WNC.
  • The WNC LAS1 small cell and EdgeQ’s Base Station-on-a-Chip can be seen at Hall 2 - 2A4MR.

Mavenir and Qualcomm to Deliver Energy Efficient, AI-Powered Massive MIMO Radio #MWC23

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Monday, February 27, 2023
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Mavenir’s next generation OpenBeam mMIMO 32TRX AAU, is a high-performance O-RAN based Radio Unit (O-RU) delivering 320W output power and has 192 Antenna Elements.

Key Points: 
  • Mavenir’s next generation OpenBeam mMIMO 32TRX AAU, is a high-performance O-RAN based Radio Unit (O-RU) delivering 320W output power and has 192 Antenna Elements.
  • Mavenir and Qualcomm Technologies are committed to continuing to push the boundaries of technology to deliver innovative solutions that meet the needs of their customers and support a sustainable future.
  • “Mavenir’s solution puts Open RAN at the forefront of radio technology, enriches the ecosystem with new players and enables us to deliver a great customer experience.
  • “This collaboration between Mavenir and Qualcomm Technologies has resulted in an energy efficient solution that is not just industry leading but stands out even against proprietary alternatives.

Astella Launch 5G Infrastructure Software Products at Mobile World Congress 2023

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Sunday, February 26, 2023
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Astella Technologies Limited (Astella) is going to showcase with live demonstration a newly launched commercial-grade 5G infrastructure software products including the 5G core network and 5G integrated small cells for both sub-6 and mmWave frequency bands in the Mobile World Congress 2023 being held in Barcelona from 27 February to 2 March 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Astella Technologies Limited (Astella) is going to showcase with live demonstration a newly launched commercial-grade 5G infrastructure software products including the 5G core network and 5G integrated small cells for both sub-6 and mmWave frequency bands in the Mobile World Congress 2023 being held in Barcelona from 27 February to 2 March 2023.
  • Astella 5G software is a commercial-grade 5G software stack including low-PHY, high PHY and higher layers software supporting the O-RAN architecture.
  • Astella 5G software has been deployed in various of commercial 5G products such as
    5G distribution unit (DU) supporting multiple component carriers or high order MIMO.
  • ASTRI 5G baseband and 5G core network technologies as a foundation of Astella 5G software products and with continuous evolutions.

Analog Devices and Marvell Showcase Next-Generation 5G Massive MIMO Radio Unit Platform at Mobile World Congress 2023

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Thursday, February 23, 2023
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230223005331/en/

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230223005331/en/
    Analog Devices and Marvell showcase next-generation 5G massive MIMO radio unit platform at Mobile World Congress 2023.
  • (Graphic: Business Wire)
    “As mMIMO radio functionality grows in complexity, more specialized silicon approaches are required,” said Alex Jinsung Choi, Chairman of the O-RAN ALLIANCE.
  • The platform enables Network Energy Savings (NES) modes, which deliver additional power savings.
  • The platform is on display at Mobile World Congress within ADI’s booth (Hall 2, 2B18) and Marvell’s booth (Hall 2, 2F34).

Distributed mMIMO, Radio Stripes, HBF Antennas, and pCells Among the Revolutionary Technologies for Indoor Networks

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Thursday, January 26, 2023
Hertz, Rus, Virtualization, Fleet Radio Unit, Melbourne, Distributed antenna system, High-pass filter, RIS, Radio, Information exchange, RAN, Reconfigurable intelligent surface, PCell, HBF, Intelligence, Research, Dass, Face, Architecture, Radio access network, Mobile phone, Distribution

The ever-growing need to increase network capacity and costly on-site infrastructure upgrades motivate infrastructure vendors to invest in other innovative technologies.

Key Points: 
  • The ever-growing need to increase network capacity and costly on-site infrastructure upgrades motivate infrastructure vendors to invest in other innovative technologies.
  • According to a new report from global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, some revolutionary technologies include Distributed massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (mMIMO), Radio Stripes, Holographic Beam Forming (HBF) antennas, pCell technology, Open Radio Access Network (RAN) DASs, and Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs).
  • Among the technologies, Distributed mMIMO, HBF, and pCell are already available and expected to be deployed on a larger scale in 2023.
  • These findings are from ABI Research's Revolutionary Technologies for Indoor Cellular Networks application analysis report.