Keysight and IBM aim to accelerate Open RAN Deployments in Europe
Summary
IBM intends to integrate Keysights software-centric open RAN test, measurement and emulation tools with IBMs Cloud Pak for Network Automation, an AI-powered telco cloud platform that enables the automation of network operations. Kalyan Sundhar, Vice President, and General Manager for Keysights wireless network access business. IBMs CoE intends to use Keysights radio unit simulator, RuSIM, to validate O-RAN distributed units (O-DU); CoreSIM, to verify the performance of open RAN equipment and Nemo Wireless Network Solutions to optimize and monitor wireless networks. Keysight delivers end-to-end system test solutions to an open RAN ecosystem that consists of more than 300 mobile operators, vendors, and research institutes. Keysight contributes in-depth technical expertise in front-haul transport interfaces, energy consumption optimisation and network security, to drive maturity in O-RAN specifications that will accelerate the adoption of open RAN architectures.
