What is the future of Open RAN?

The telecom industry started to collaborate on Open RAN back in 2016 and telcos worldwide started initial commercial deployments only last year. Expectations remain high as rollouts accelerate. However, given the lengthy planning times and long lifecycle requirements of network technology, what is the future roadmap for Open RAN? How might its ongoing development change to reflect commercial realities? And how will it be integrated into the generational evolution of mobile systems?‌
Featuring:
Ian Hood, Chief Strategist, Global Industries, Red Hat
Petr Lédl, VP, Head of Network Trials and Integration Lab, and Chief Architect of Access Disaggregation program, Deutsche Telekom
Matteo Fiorani, Head of Distributed Unit and Infrastructure, Ericsson
Rick Mostaert, Vice President of Product Management, RAN, Mavenir
Beth Cohen, SDN Network Product Strategy, Verizon Business Group
Patrick Lopez, Founder & CEO, Core Analysis
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Recorded: May 2024
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