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电信设备行业的低创新步伐导致了开放式RAN的采用:沃达丰集团
沃达丰已经选择了6个合作伙伴——戴尔技术公司、NEC三星、风河、凯捷工程公司和Keysight技术公司，以建立欧洲首个商用O-RAN网络。
新德里:电信设备的整合行业是否放慢了随后导致采用的创新步伐开放无线接入网(RAN)是运营商之一，英国电信公司的一名高管沃达丰(Vodafone)说。
由于激励措施与他们的研发战略不匹配，合并就发生了。
“司机不是特别5克但是，当你在寻找部署无线电的供应商时，运营商缺乏可选择的余地……如果你看看主要的在位者的数量，整合已经将一些地区的数量减少到两到三家。所以我认为，这是缺乏可选择的开跑网络架构集团负责人Santiago Tenorio评论道，沃达丰集团及举报委员会主席。“我认为与5G巧合是一个幸运的巧合。”
他强调，Open RAN为公司提供了成为小众玩家的机会。
Tenorio说:“Open RAN，如果它为生态系统提供了一种东西，它就可以让那些专注于某些特定技术组件的小众公司直接看到现场部署。”
以前的情况并非如此，因为运营商必须从诺基亚、爱立信、华为等现有公司采购设备。
移动网络和宽带运营商还选择了六家合作伙伴——戴尔技术公司、NEC三星、风河公司、凯捷工程公司和Keysight技术公司，以建立欧洲首个商用O-RAN网络。
它也是O-RAN联盟的成员，O-RAN联盟是一个与电信设备供应商、运营商和行业学术界一起致力于开放网络、架构和规范的行业组织。
根据行业组织GSMA的数据，来自38个市场的73家运营商已经部署或承诺部署开放式RAN，这表明它已经成为一个全球现象，覆盖了发达国家和发展中国家。
印度的Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel和沃达丰的想法也高度关注Open RAN 5G，目前正在与各自的设备合作伙伴试用5G网络。
O-RAN联盟采取措施减轻一些成员对美国法规的担忧
该行业联盟在一份官方声明中表示:“O-RAN联盟意识到一些参与者可能受到美国出口法规的限制，并一直与O-RAN参与者合作解决这些担忧。”
近日，英国电信巨头持有44.39%股份的印度沃达丰Idea表示，政府应该为初创公司和系统集成商(SI)大规模部署Open RAN提供有利的政策支持。
Open RAN支持硬件和软件组件的分解，允许电信公司从不同的供应商那里获得这些组件，并部署一个网络。
然而，几家公司的进入可能会给系统集成带来挑战。“我认为，这个行业仍然需要采用一个标准或规范来解决这个问题。”
他说，公司将把部分零部件内包。“我们将把一些关键部件内包，并在内部交付。”
Tenorio说的第一个实现RAN智能控制器(RIC)可以预计在2022年，而增加广泛价值的应用程序可能在一年后的2023年到来。
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NEW DELHI: The consolidation in the telecom equipment industry<\/a> has slowed down the pace of innovation which subsequently led to adoption of Open Radio Access Network<\/a> (RAN) amongst operators, a top executive of UK\u2019s telecoms company Vodafone<\/a> said.
Consolidation happened as incentives could not match their R&D strategy.
\u201cThe driver hasn\u2019t been particularly 5G<\/a> but the lack of optionality for operators to choose among when you are looking for a vendor to deploy radio\u2026 if you look at the number of major incumbents, consolidation has reduced that number to two to three in some regions. So I think, it\u2019s been the lack of optionality that has made Open RAN<\/a> trending at this time,\u201d remarked Santiago Tenorio, Group Head of Network Architecture, Vodafone Group<\/a> and Chairman of the TIP Board. \u201cCoinciding with 5G I think is a lucky coincidence.\u201d
<\/div><\/div>Tenorio was speaking during a virtual event organized by Japan\u2019s NEC.
He highlighted that Open RAN provides opportunities for companies to be small niche players.
\u201cOpen RAN, if it gives one thing to the ecosystem, it\u2019s a direct line of sight with deployments on the field for companies that can be small niche players specialized in some specific component of the technology,\u201d Tenorio said.
This wasn\u2019t the case earlier as operators had to source equipment from incumbents like Nokia, Ericsson, Huawei, etc.
The mobile network and broadband operator has also selected six partners \u2014 Dell Technologies, NEC Samsung, Wind River, Capgemini Engineering, and Keysight Technologies to build Europe\u2019s first commercial O-RAN network.
It is also a member of the O-RAN Alliance, an industry body working on open networks, architecture and specifications along with telecom equipment vendors, operators, and industry academia.
According to industry body GSMA, 73 operators from 38 markets have either deployed or committed to Open RAN deployments, indicating that it has become a global phenomenon, reaching developed and developing countries alike.
India\u2019s Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea<\/a> are also focusing heavily on Open RAN 5G and are currently trialing 5G networks with their respective equipment partners.
He highlighted that Open RAN provides opportunities for companies to be small niche players.
\u201cOpen RAN, if it gives one thing to the ecosystem, it\u2019s a direct line of sight with deployments on the field for companies that can be small niche players specialized in some specific component of the technology,\u201d Tenorio said.
This wasn\u2019t the case earlier as operators had to source equipment from incumbents like Nokia, Ericsson, Huawei, etc.
The mobile network and broadband operator has also selected six partners \u2014 Dell Technologies, NEC Samsung, Wind River, Capgemini Engineering, and Keysight Technologies to build Europe\u2019s first commercial O-RAN network.
It is also a member of the O-RAN Alliance, an industry body working on open networks, architecture and specifications along with telecom equipment vendors, operators, and industry academia.
According to industry body GSMA, 73 operators from 38 markets have either deployed or committed to Open RAN deployments, indicating that it has become a global phenomenon, reaching developed and developing countries alike.
India\u2019s Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea<\/a> are also focusing heavily on Open RAN 5G and are currently trialing 5G networks with their respective equipment partners.
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