Is it open yet? Closed RAN and other short stories
The dream of an open RAN ecosystem is to broaden the vendor landscape so that service providers can mix and match best-of-breed suppliers with ease. That requires rigorous standardization and the only accepted authority to do that is the O-RAN Alliance. Some would suggest standardization is not required; however, such approaches inevitably imply complex pairwise contracts and interoperability efforts resulting in a different form of lock-in and counter to the fundamental stated objectives. Standardization and Closed RAN 2.0 This leads us to a long-overdue clarification of terminology. Sinc...
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