Open RAN update: UK focused on integration testing; HPE unveils solution stack
Summary
The SmartRAN Open Network Interoperability Center (SONIC) is a joint effort of Digital Catapult, a government innovation testbed organization, and telecoms regulator Ofcom. In its effort to explore the readiness and functionality, SONIC has onboarded industry partners, including Accelleran, Phludio, Effnet, Benetel, Mavenir, Foxconn, NEC and Radisys. Accelleran, Phludio, Effnet and Mavenir provide various virtualized RAN software solutions; Foxconn works on the hardware side; NEC and Radisys specialize in system integration. We will collectively learn what works and what does not in terms of integration, technology and processes.” HPE looks to mass deployment of Open RAN-based 5G Putting its new Communications Technology Group to work, HPE last week announced an Open RAN Solution Stack made up of orchestration and automation software, “infrastructure blueprints,” and server infrastructure tuned to telco needs–the ProLiant DL110 Gen10 Plus server. The company said the ProLiant is “the industry’s first Open RAN…workload optimized server.” The RAN-focused hardware and software follows HPE’s launch a little less than a year ago of its 5G Core Stack, and vRAN and MEC platforms.