Vodafone Group said it has had made its first 4G calls using Open RAN as it invests in chipsets with Intel.
its commitment to Open RAN networks on Monday by confirming it would create purpose-built chipset architecture for the nascent technology with Intel.
Open RAN allows mobile operators to mix and match equipment from various suppliers, potentially increasing flexibility.Progress has been slow, however, and the market remains dominated by proprietary solutions from Ericsson, Nokia and Huawei, although the latter has been hit by government restrictions in countries including Britain.
The company’s director of network architecture, Santiago Tenorio, confirmed the partners would jointly create chipsets at its campus in Malaga, Spain. He said the ability to produce silicon designs in testing sample quantities would significantly speed up the time to deliver innovation.“Combining Vodafone’s networking expertise with Intel’s strength in silicon architecture design will enable rapid prototyping, verification and testing, eventually leading to a faster mass production of the chips the industry needs to accelerate,” he said.
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