Why do we need it?

• Create a paradigm shift in network economics

• Foster competition among infrastructure vendors
• Drive innovation through collaboration and competition
 O-RAN Alliance
• Use cases and overall architecture
• Non-real-time RAN intelligent controller and AI interface
• Near-real-time RIC and E2 interface
• Open fronthaul interfaces
• Open F1/W1/E1/X2/Xn interfaces
• Cloudification and orchestration
• Whitebox hardware
• Stack reference design
 Telecom Infra Project
• OpenRAN
• vRAN Fronthaul
• OpenCellular
• OpenRAN 5G NR Base Station
• CrowdCell
• Solutions Integration
 Vodafone
“We are pleased with trials of OpenRAN and are ready to fast track it
into Europe as we seek to actively expand our vendor ecosystem.
OpenRAN improves the network economics enabling us to reach more
people in rural communities and that supports our goal to build digital
societies in which no-one is left behind.”
Nick Read, Group CEO, Vodafone 
 Telefonica
“We are designing and building cloud-based networks. This is a must
because we need to monitor huge growth in the data capabilities for our
customers. This network needs to be open and we need to get all these
capabilities.”
Enrique Blanco, Global CTIO, Telefonica
 Verizon
 “It’s both. Our ideal, like our North Star, is that we’re able to pick best-
of-breed componentry and stitch it together. Best-of-breed gives us the
performance characteristic we want [and]the cost we want.” But open
RAN “does require a level of interop a level of integration. But I think,
you know, we’re a while away from fully realizing the vision that I just
laid out but we’ve been chipping away at it and working towards it.”
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