Jan 14, 2021 Juniper and Türk Telekom have put skin in each other’s Open RAN game by agreeing a “one-of-a-kind partnership between a supplier and a customer” They are joining an increasingly crowded field as the industry recognises the crucial role of the RAN Intelligent Controller
Juniper Networks and Türk Telekom have joined forces to put the finishing touches to the RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) developed by Türk Telekom subsidiary Netsia. Under the deal - which involves an exclusive global licensing agreement - Juniper ends up with all the rights to Netsia’s RIC, but in return it has to develop the code further and make sure it works for Türk Telekom’s Open RAN integration, using Juniper kit (no small task in its own right). Ultimately, Türk Telekom should get a functioning Open RAN and Juniper a RIC, which is the 'brain' of an Open RAN deployment, to sell to other customers. Presumably, Türk Telekom also wins a hefty discount for the Juniper technology and support it’s going to be consuming.