As reported by Samsung Electronics and Vodafone UK on 19 January 2022, the companies have switched on the United Kingdom�s (UK�s) first 5G Open RAN site carrying live customer traffic.

In the coming months, Vodafone and Samsung will test Samsung vRAN�s telco-grade performance metrics and features, such as security, inter-Radio Access Technology mobility and interfrequency handover, and they will ensure compliance with Open RAN specifications.

Samsung�s fully virtualized, software-based RAN runs on commercial off-the-shelf servers, offering features and performance that are equivalent to traditional hardware-based equipment.

Using a cloud-native and container-based architecture, the company�s vRAN enables more flexible deployments and network management efficiencies for mobile operators while helping them meet the demands of deploying new and existing services.

Full Article: IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, Volume 17, Number 2, June 2022

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