According to foreign media reports, Vodafone UK announced the activation of its first 5G Open RAN site in the UK, and the operator is currently advancing a large-scale deployment plan for Open RAN.
The operator noted in a statement that the site currently activated by Vodafone in the city of Bath is the first of 2,500 4G and 5G Open RAN sites it plans to deploy by 2027. The move is part of an action that follows the UK government's mandate to replace its network China as a device.
As previously announced, Vodafone is working with Samsung, Wind River, Dell, Intel, Keysight and Capgemini Engineering on the Open RAN network deployment.
Vodafone said that in addition to being the first 5G Open RAN site to run in the UK, the opening also marks the first time That Open RAN technology has been used to carry real-time customer traffic on macro stations in the country.
Vodafone partnered with vendor Mavenir in 2020 to launch its first 4G Open RAN site.
Andrea Dona, Vodafone UK's chief networking officer, added that this was a "watershed moment for the telecom industry", noting that Open RAN would fundamentally change the way it deploys its network connectivity infrastructure.
Uk authorities hope that by 2030 35% of the country's mobile traffic will be carried through the Open RAN network, and state funds have been allocated for various projects. In December 2021, the UK government announced that all four telecom operators in the country are supporting this goal. in Ace
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