In a video interview, Analog Devices’ Nitin Sharma explains the company’s involvement with open RAN and the concept of a functional split. Open radio access networks are all the talk at the network — as opposed to the wireless — side of 5G. While most of the talk surrounds the disaggregation of network functions, the…

Open radio-access networks promise to make 5G networks more flexible while fostering innovation, but with interoperable components comes the need for compliance and interoperability testing.

Representatives from Open RAN suppliers and users explain how how government policy can affect the ongoing development and deployment of 5G networks.

In this video, 5G Technology World interviews Corning’s Michael O’Day about composite cables use to deliver both power and light to 5G small cells.

The MT1040A from Anritsu analyzes traffic on 5G, Ethernet and other optical and electrical networks.

In a panel session held on July 15, representatives of network equipment suppliers touted the advantages of open radio-access networks. Getting there will take time involves risk, including too much hype.

Video: VIAVI Solutions has added load testing to its 5G network test equipment, but load testing is just one part of interoperability and compliance testing of the open RAN. 5GTW interviewed VIAVI’s Owen O’Donnell to learn about testing Open RAN.

Engineers will once again roll up their sleeves and figure out how to increase data rates because “we need fatter channels.”

VIAVI’s TeraVM O-RAN test suite now supports Centralized Unit load testing.

The days of a proprietary radio-access network are vanishing as carriers look for disaggregated systems, increasing flexibility while reducing cost