NEC:テレフォニカUKと実証実験::Open RANに成功(動画):  NEC: Telefonica UK 5G experiment : Open RAN succeeded:  NEC:Telefonica UK和演示实验:: Open RAN成功

NEC:テレフォニカUKと実証実験::Open RANに成功(動画): 
NEC: Telefonica UK 5G experiment : Open RAN succeeded: 
NEC:Telefonica UK和演示实验:: Open RAN成功

2021年2月2日

NEC、

テレフォニカUK、

スペイン通信大手テレフォニカのグループ企業、テレフォニカUKと「Open RAN技術を使った共同実証実験に成功した」と発表した。

NECがシステムの全体設計を担い、英国の開発拠点を活用して検証を実施した。

実証実験:

  1. アルティオスターがソフトを提供、
  2. スーパーマイクロがハードを提供、
  3. NECはシステムインテグレーター担当。

NECが、英国に設けたオープンランの事業開発拠点を活用し、接続性の検証などを実施した。

複数の基地局ネットワーク:

欧米を中心に、複数の基地局メーカーで、ネットワークを構成する「オープン化」を図る。

日本経済新聞

https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQODZ022OJ0S1A200C2000000

O2 and NEC jointly conduct Open RAN trial:

London/Tokyo,

February 2, 2021 –

O2 (Telefonica UK) and NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701)

have announced a successful Open RAN trial on O2’s network with NEC and its ecosystem of partners that includes virtualized RAN software from Altiostar and hardware from GigaTera Communications and Supermicro among others.

NEC helped

to define a customized Open RAN architecture, optimized and adapted to the requirements of the O2 mobile network.

Given its role as the system integrator for this trial, NEC coordinated

the overall design of the system, which delivered a solid end-to-end solution and was conducted in collaboration with the aforementioned industry leaders.

Derek McManus, COO of O2 said,

The partnership between NEC and O2 promises to accelerate the provision and growth of Open RAN solutions in the UK.

O2 will continue to transform our network through collaboration and the optimization of new technologies such as Open RAN.

About Telefónica UK
O2 is the principal commercial brand of Telefónica UK Limited, part of

the global telecommunications group Telefónica S.A, headquartered in Spain and operating in Europe, and North, Central and South America.

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