All Open/disaggregated networking articles
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Network & Infrastructure
EE goes live with London small cells on Freshwave infra
Infrastructure as a service provider Freshwave said EE has 25 outdoor small cell sites in the City of London and “dozens” more in the pipeline after unique project expands from trial phase to commercial service.
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Network & Infrastructure
NTT DATA: Embracing open network to monetise telco investment
Vendor-neutral technology service provider upbeat on opportunities for telecom operators to make profitable returns on investment in next-generation infrastructure — if they step up to the challenge of managing the complexity of open networks.
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People
Expereo installs ex-Vodafone Business exec as CEO
Ben Elms, one-time Vodafone Global Enterprise CEO, earns promotion at SD-WAN and cloud connectivity service provider after stint as CRO.
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Network & Infrastructure
AWS and cloud evolution shows the way as operators pursue NaaS
Liberty Global puts NaaS opportunity at around $150bn by the end of the decade, but AWS CTO Ishwar Parulkar urges telcos to look beyond the money, nurture developer relationships, seek unified approach…
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Eventwatch
Telefónica keeps eyes on programmable networks prize in push for open fixed broadband
Spanish operator shares strategic thinking behind long-gestating Open Broadband project at Telecom Infra Project’s (TIP) Fyuz event.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone urges top operators to shoulder responsibility on scaled open RAN adoption
Vodafone’s Head of Open RAN Francisco Martín Pignatelli emphasises duty of ‘top 20’ operators in supporting smaller players on their “open RAN journey”.
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Network & Infrastructure
Orange relaunches RFPs to speed up network virtualisation
Group puts two‑to‑three year timeline on hybrid cloud future.
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Eventwatch
Vodafone: Testing times and the 90:10 ratio to advance ORAN integration
Vodafone’s ORAN leader highlights need for collaboration.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica’s delayed Open Broadband project on starting blocks
Group expects commercial launch to take place in Brazil in 2023.
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Eventwatch
Fÿuz 2022 recap: disaggregation advancing; metaverse the ultimate use case; monetisation TBC
Food for thought and takeaways from TIP’s tasty Fÿuz.
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Network & Infrastructure
Fÿuz 2022: Vodafone turns up the volume on open RAN
It’s all about open RAN on first day at Fÿuz; Vodafone tops charts for enthusiasm and news announcements.
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Interview
TIP’s Tenorio on the state of open RAN
Organisation’s chair says open RAN’s highest purpose for operators can be considered ‘optionality’.
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Eventwatch
Fÿuz 2022 preview: ‘Back in your (proprietary) boxes, naysayers’ — open RAN is delivering on optionality
Ahead of the Telecom Infra Project’s three-day Fÿuz event in Madrid (25–27 October), the organisation’s leaders briefed TelcoTitans on the current state of play and what to expect on the ground, from where we will be filing reports covering key sessions.
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Venturing & Investments
hubraum and Founders Factory bring new venture studio to Berlin
JV to support startups in advertising, commerce, data privacy, IoT, and telecoms.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica seeks supply security with open Radisys solution
Disaggregated solution will utilise Radisys’ Connect Open Broadband portfolio.
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People
McRae exits as BT hits Networks refresh
Forthright Chief Architect rumbled as first big name departure ahead of BT Networks refresh.
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Vendor Voice
Ciena: Balancing patience and vision for Open RAN success
True benefits of Open RAN will come from sustainable innovation rather than short-term savings, according to senior Ciena figures.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT weighs in on disaggregation pain points
NGMN IC&E 2022: integration, operating model, and skills seen as top challenges.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT’s Howard Watson: ‘we have work to do’ on disaggregation
CTO flags interoperability, integration, and security issues at NGMN IC&E 2022.
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Network & Infrastructure
Reliance Jio joins DT on network disaggregation journey
Wider rollout planned for Germany as DT CTO appeals for more partners on fixed network disaggregation. Signs of the operator’s Access 4.0 vision becoming a reality?