Executive Insight
At the recent FutureNet World 2025 event in London, Francis Haysom from Appledore Research discussed the current state of Open RAN within the telecom industry. He looked at how Open RAN has shifted from being a central topic of innovation to a more mature technology with widespread operator deployment. However, there are still challenges in terms of procurement, system integration, and realising the original vision of innovation.
Recorded May 2025
Francis Haysom
Principal Analyst, Appledore Research