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O-RAN ALLIANCE Welcomes Four New OTICs In North America

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Thursday, August 17, 2023
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The O-RAN ALLIANCE , fulfilling its mission to transform Radio Access Networks to be open, intelligent, virtualized and fully interoperable, today announced that it has approved four new Open Testing and Integration Centres (OTIC) in North America.

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  • The O-RAN ALLIANCE , fulfilling its mission to transform Radio Access Networks to be open, intelligent, virtualized and fully interoperable, today announced that it has approved four new Open Testing and Integration Centres (OTIC) in North America.
  • OTICs are vendor-independent, open, and qualified labs approved by the O-RAN ALLIANCE that issue awards in the O-RAN Certification and Badging Program , so that operators can deploy products at scale and with confidence.
  • The OTIC provides testing equipment and services to validate disaggregated base stations and RAN Intelligent Controllers (RICs), including custom applications (i.e., xApps and rApps).
  • North American OTIC in Central Iowa (ARA) is hosted by the Center for Wireless, Communities, and Innovation ( WiCI ) at Iowa State University (ISU).

Northeastern University launches O-RAN OTIC, Pioneering Capabilities for Next-Generation Cellular Networks in the Open6G Hub

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023
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The OTIC will provide testing equipment and services to validate disaggregated base stations and RAN Intelligent Controllers (RICs), including custom applications (i.e., xApps and rApps).

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  • The OTIC will provide testing equipment and services to validate disaggregated base stations and RAN Intelligent Controllers (RICs), including custom applications (i.e., xApps and rApps).
  • End-to-end intelligent applications will be tested against different RAN implementations (including commercial and open-source stacks), in emulated or over-the-air environments.
  • Open6G researchers have advanced O-RAN systems through collaboration with industry partners, national and international academic research labs, and government agencies.
  • The new Northeastern OTIC builds on facilities and capabilities available in the Open6G center, which will be expanded with dedicated testing equipment.

Global RAN Intelligent Controller Market Report 2023: Sector is Expected to Reach $6 Billion by 2030 at a CAGR of 60.8% - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Monday, June 5, 2023
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RAN intelligent controller is a software solution that optimizes baseband communication functions on the Radio Access Network (RAN).

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  • RAN intelligent controller is a software solution that optimizes baseband communication functions on the Radio Access Network (RAN).
  • Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic led to high mobile internet traffic, increasing the need to manage it efficiently and boosting the adoption of RAN intelligent controller solutions.
  • RAN intelligent controller improves business agility, reduces operational and infrastructure costs, and improves network performance.
  • RAN intelligent controller has applications such as traffic steering, Radio Access Network (RAN) sharing, and Quality of Service (QoS)-based resource optimization.

Northeastern University launches fully Automated and Virtualized O-RAN Private 5G Network with AI Automation

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
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BOSTON, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT) at Northeastern University and its Open6G R&D Center announce the availability of the first production-ready private 5G network fully automated through Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT) at Northeastern University and its Open6G R&D Center announce the availability of the first production-ready private 5G network fully automated through Artificial Intelligence (AI).
  • The system is built on open-source components enabling a fully virtualized, programmable O-RAN compliant network in a campus environment.
  • The network provides connectivity to 5G devices (smartphones, cameras, and 5G dongles) for video conferencing, browsing, and streaming, key ingredients of experiential learning activities at Northeastern.
  • The network runs on Dell servers and uses OpenAirInterface and Open5Gs as the main radio access and core network implementations.

Northeastern University launches fully Automated and Virtualized O-RAN Private 5G Network with AI Automation

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
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BOSTON, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT) at Northeastern University and its Open6G R&D Center announce the availability of the first production-ready private 5G network fully automated through Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT) at Northeastern University and its Open6G R&D Center announce the availability of the first production-ready private 5G network fully automated through Artificial Intelligence (AI).
  • The system is built on open-source components enabling a fully virtualized, programmable O-RAN compliant network in a campus environment.
  • The network provides connectivity to 5G devices (smartphones, cameras, and 5G dongles) for video conferencing, browsing, and streaming, key ingredients of experiential learning activities at Northeastern.
  • The network runs on Dell servers and uses OpenAirInterface and Open5Gs as the main radio access and core network implementations.