Japan’s NEC in talks with Indian telcos for 5G-based OpenRAN deployment SECTIONS Share Synopsis 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. Getty Images 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.