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Nokia furthers Open RAN push with CPQD partnership Collaboration between Nokia and CPQD set to explore Open RAN-compliant RIC platform to develop 5G use cases such as fixed wireless access smart cities and Industry 4.0 Share this item with your network: By Published: 12 Feb 2021 14:30 Adding to the industry push towards greater communications technology diversity through open radio access network (Open RAN) solutions, Nokia has forged a partnership with Brazil’s Telecommunications Research and Development Centre (CPQD) to jointly develop applications and systems based on the Open RAN-...

Nokia has partnered with Brazil’s Telecommunications Research and Development Center (CPQD)  to jointly develop applications and solutions based on th...

Feb 12, 2021 1:03pm Rakuten Mobile and Ligado will work with enterprise customers on use cases and the final technology stack to launch a private network 5G offering. (Getty Images) Ligado Networks plans to take the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP) for a spin, agreeing to co-develop a 5G mobile private network solution for enterprises using Rakuten’s open RAN approach and Ligado’s licensed L-band spectrum. Rakuten and Ligado signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), announced Friday, with work to begin this quarter on setting a timeline for network trials and a roadmap for solution...

However, there are a number of caveats to the agreement. First, the companies announced only a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for Ligado to use the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP). Specifically, the companies agreed to "collaborate to create a blueprint for Ligado's 5G mobile private network solution." They added that they will "commence efforts in Q1 2021 with ecosystem partners and vendors to establish a timeline for the implementation of network trials and blueprint for solutions." Executives from Japan's Rakuten said recently the company had sold its RCP to a total of 15 customer...

Nokia continues to expand its open radio network access (RAN) research activities, this time announcing a new partnership with Brazil's Telecommunications Research and Development Center (CPQD). The partners plan to collaborate on the joint development of 5G applications and solutions based on the near-real-time RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC), which complies with specifications of the O-RAN Alliance. Specifically, Nokia and CPQD intend to focus on well-known 5G use cases such as fixed wireless access (FWA) for home broadband services, smart city services, industrial Internet of Things (Io...