Vodafone Group to Trial OpenRAN Technology in U.K.
October 07 2019 - 9:40AM
Dow Jones News
By Adria Calatayud
Vodafone Group PLC (VOD.LN) said Monday that it plans to trial
open radio access network, or OpenRAN, technology in the U.K., the
Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique, following trials in
South Africa and Turkey.
The FTSE 100 telecommunications group said the U.K. will be the
first developed market where it trials the technology, which is
being introduced in Europe ahead of schedule.
OpenRAN standardizes the design and functionality of the
hardware and software in the radio access networks--the
infrastructure, masts and antennae that telecom operators use to
carry mobile traffic--increasing the number of companies that can
supply different components, Vodafone said.
This will allow the telecom industry to introduce a wave of new
technology vendors, in addition to existing market leaders,
Vodafone said. Huawei Technologies Co., Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson
(ERIC-A.SK) and Nokia Corp. (NOKIA.HE) currently dominate the
telecommunications-equipment market.
Write to Adria Calatayud at adria.calatayudvaello@dowjones
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October 07, 2019 09:25 ET (13:25 GMT)
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