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On 30 April 2024, Nokia and Vodafone announced that they had successfully completed an end-to-end Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) trial on Vodafone Italy's live 5G stand-alone (SA) network. The trial utilized Nokia's AirScale massive multiple-input, multiple-output MIMO radios and Nokia's baseband software running on Dell PowerEdge XR8000 servers and Red Hat OpenShift, an industry-leading hybrid cloud application platform powered by Kubernetes, connected to Nokia's SA dedicated 5G core. It also used Nokia's intelligent MantaRay Networks Management system for a consolidated network view and improved monitoring and management. The trial was meant to verify the maturity of Nokia's anyRAN approach, which is designed to give mobile operators and enterprises more flexibility in building networks.
Nokia is supporting Open Fronthaul features on top of its high-performance RAN software, which ensures mobile operators have performance consistency with their existing RAN. Nokia has already integrated with five open radio unit suppliers, highlighting the openness and performance of Nokia's AirScale O-RAN distributed unit (DU) and central unit (CU). The solution offers operators enhanced flexibility, efficiency, and scalability in their mobile networks. By integrating with Red Hat OpenShift, service providers also have the option to scale their 5G network footprint and quickly introduce new services.
Full Article: IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, Volume 19, Number 3, September 2024
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