Appledore Research expects Open RAN spending by telcos to hit $11.2 billion in 2026
Vast majority of this to be with traditional vendors, not specialist tech suppliers
Largest new opportunity in multivendor deployments lies in systems integration
All RAN spending to be on open systems by about 2035
The value of telecom operator investments in Open RAN technology and services is set to soar during the next five years from about $700 million this year to $11.2 billion in 2026, but the vast majority of that capital expenditure will end up with traditional radio access network vendors supplying a single-vendor but open architecture, according to a new report from Appledore Research.