5G firms tune up for Sonic open networking scheme
Project offers the opportunity to shape what the UK’s 5G supply chains of the future could look like
Share this item with your network: By Published: 26 Feb 2021 13:04
In the latest of the recent flurry of activity to develop technology for 5G communications networks based on open standards, UK advanced digital technology innovation centre Digital Catapult has revealed that eight 5G technology providers have joined the SmartRAN Open Network Interoperability Centre (Sonic) to test interoperability and integration of open networking systems.
Sonic was first announced in November as part of the UK government’s 5G Diversification Strategy, and is a joint activity between Digital Catapult and UK communications regulator Ofcom to create a platform for existing and emerging suppliers to test interoperability and integration of open and software-centric networking technology, starting with Open RAN (O-RAN).