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Etisalat is building a cloud-native open radio access network (open RAN) service in Afghanistan

191 Etisalat has collaborated with Parallel Wireless, Intel and Supermicro to deliver Central Asia’s first cloud-native O-RAN compliant 5G 4G 3G 2G Open RAN solutions in Afghanistan. Mobile broadband penetration in Afghanistan has seen significant growth over the past years, hitting 22% in 2013 from 1% in 2013. While mobile broadband is still in its early stages of development, growth is expected in 2022. However, with margins tight, operators in Central Asia need new strategies to cut CAPEX and OPEX. Hardware-defined 2G, 3G and 4G networks are both expensive to deploy and operate, and run ...

Share this article Companies to collaborate with Intel and Supermicro to bring cost-effective rural and urban coverage NASHUA, N.H., April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Parallel Wireless, Inc., the leading U.S.-based Open RAN company, today announced its partnership with Etisalat, one of the world's leading telco operators in Afghanistan (recognized by Ookla® Speedtest® as the world's fastest mobile network in 2020) to deliver the world's first cloud-native O-RAN compliant 5G 4G 3G 2G Open RAN solutions, in collaboration with Intel and Supermicro, becoming the first in Central Asia to implement ...

Etisalat to bring open RAN to Afghanistan - Mobile World Live 07 APR 2021 Etisalat teamed with Parallel Wireless, Intel and Supermicro to deploy open RAN systems on its network in Afghanistan, in what was claimed to be a first for central Asia as the approach continues to gain traction globally. In a statement, open RAN specialist Parallel Wireless explained it was working with Etisalat and the other partners on a trial designed to deliver cost-effective rural and urban coverage to the country. Parallel Wireless will provide open RAN remote radio units (RRUs) to replace Etisalat’s legacy ...

This makes Etisalat Afghanistan the first provider in all of Central Asia to implement Open RAN. Open call: Etisalat's test in Afghanistan is the first in central Asia. UAE-based Etisalat is very much at home in Afghanistan, having provided mobile phone services in the country since 2007. In 2012, Etisalat launched Afghanistan's first 3G network. Meanwhile mobile broadband has taken off in Afghanistan. In 2013, just 1% of Afghans could access broadband on smartphones, but by 2019 this had become 22%. With cheap 5G-capable devices aplenty on offer from China, mobile broadband starts looking li...