Fronthaul

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Open Software

All US mobile operators considering deploying OpenRAN

O-RAN in deployment, Source: NTT Docomo

Fronthaul

NTT DoCoMo gets its O-RAN working

Fronthaul

AT&T reaches new milestone in unlocking RAN, makes world’s first eCPRI call for millimeter wave

5G

NTT and NEC conclude demonstration experiments of wireless-mobile fronthaul for 5G

5G

Huawei and Kathrein Ranked Top Two Base Station Antenna Vendors in New ABI Research Competitive Assessment

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Fronthaul

Fujitsu uses O-RAN standards to supply 5G antennas to NTT

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5G

Vodafone and O2 to share masts for 5G but go ‘autonomous’ on 25%

5G

Nokia confirms 42 commercial 5G deals across the globe

White Boxes & Merchant Silicon

AT&T Demoing White Box Cell Site Gateway Router at Open Networking Summit 2019

Standards

Early progress on Rel-16 bands for 5G

Radio Access Network

The O-RAN Alliance and Linux Foundation Launch Industry-Leading O-RAN Open Source Community

Source: TelecomTV Tracker

5G

Europe looks ready to give Huawei a pass, with strings

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Mobile

End-to-end network demo of the interoperability of TIP open technologies

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Transformation

Takeaways from MWC19: What’s industry collaboration all about?

Radio Access Network

Huawei releases the industry's most powerful 1+1 antennas, enabling ultra-lean site in 5G era

5G

Huawei launches the 5G-ready converged transport network solution, helping operators jump start 5G

Radio Access Network

Infinera expands open networking solutions with Telecom Infra Project-compliant Disaggregated Cell Site Gateway

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Fronthaul

Fronthaul specifications released by O-RAN Alliance to open 5G RAN

Fronthaul

Mobile industry leaders to develop O-RAN fronthaul-compliant products and drive multi-vendor radio access networks —Commercial launch expected from 2019 onwards— (PDF)

Fronthaul

ZTE unveils the industry’s first 5G fronthaul 200G outdoor OTN product

5G

Ericsson enhances 5G Platform for smooth network evolution

Source: Huawei

5G

Huawei’s Eric Xu answers questions

Business Models

Huawei under pressure: here’s how its hierarchy sees things

4G LTE

AT&T and Tillman build hundreds of cell towers