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WASHINGTON, DC The Federal Communications Commission today adopted a Notice of Inquiry to start a formal discussion on the opportunities and potential challenges presented by open and virtualized radio access networks, and how the FCC might leverage these concepts to support network security and 5G leadership. The FCC seeks comment on the current status of development and deployment, whether and how the FCC might foster the success of these technologies, and how to support competitiveness and new entrant access to this emerging market.
The Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN) concept promotes the use of open interface standards in the portion of the telecommunications network that connects wireless deviceslike mobile phonesto the core of the network. This can be implemented in vendor-neutral hardware and software-defined technology based on open interfaces and standards. In addit
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Japan’s NEC in talks with Indian telcos for 5G-based OpenRAN deployment
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NEC recently set up an Open RAN laboratory in India as a complement to its Center of Excellence (CoE) in the U.K to accelerate development of the 5G open ecosystem.
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NEW DELHI: NEC Corporation said it is working closely with the Indian telecom operators to explore the possibility to commercially deploy OpenRAN technology for their 5G networks. It added that a “couple” of Indian telecom operators are looking to adopt the new technology to take the marquee position in the Indian telecom market.