O-RAN ALLIANCE Events and Demos at MWC Barcelona Showcasing O-RAN Ecosystem Progress

BONN, GERMANY--(Business Wire / Korea Newswire)--Join us for O-RAN ALLIANCE Ecosystem Briefing, February 28, 2023 at MWC Barcelona

O-RAN ALLIANCE plans to hold its next industry event on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 from 15:30-16:30 CET at the Deutsche Telekom booth (Hall 3, Stand 3M31). The event will include:

· An update on O-RAN’s progress and future directions by
 -Alex Jinsung Choi, Chair of the Board of O-RAN ALLIANCE and SVP Group Technology at Deutsche Telekom
 -Stefan Engel-Flechsig, O-RAN ALLIANCE COO
· Views on important areas supporting widespread adoption of open RAN, featuring leading operators from Asia, Europe and the Americas:
 -Open RAN testing and integration - by Chih-Lin I, Chief Scientist from China Mobile and Co-chair of O-RAN Technical Steering
 -Committee
 -Open RAN security - by Claire Chauvin, Strategy Architecture and Standardization Director at Orange
 -Open software for the RAN - by Rob Soni, VP RAN Technology at AT&T Services
· Industry panel discussions on open RAN regional development, trials, deployments and open RAN security, featuring:
 -Petr Ledl, VP Network Trials and Integration Lab, Deutsche Telekom
 -Greg Manganello, Senior Vice President and Vice Head of the 5G Mobile Systems Business Unit, Fujitsu
 -Gerardo Giaretta, Vice President, Product Management, Qualcomm Technologies
 -Nicola Marziliano, VP International Telco Sales, Wind River
 -Ray Le Maistre, Editorial Director at Telecom TV as the moderator
· Industry panel discussions on O-RAN ecosystem maturity and energy efficiency, featuring:
 -Sidd Chenumolu, Vice President of Technology Development at DISH Wireless
 -John Baker, Senior Vice President of Ecosystem Business Development, Mavenir
 -Masafumi Masuda, General Manager of RAN Development, NTT DOCOMO
 -Francisco Martin, Head of OPEN RAN at Vodafone Group Services
 -Ray Le Maistre, Editorial Director at Telecom TV as the moderator

Follow our website for further updates or to watch live stream from the event.

O-RAN ALLIANCE participation at the “Open RAN - The Debate” session at MWC23

Alex Jinsung Choi, Chair of the Board of O-RAN ALLIANCE, will appear at the “Open RAN - The Debate” session part of the MWC Barcelona conference stream. This event is scheduled on Monday, February 27, 2023, 16:15-17:00 CET on MWC Stage A, Hall 6. The panel discussion will focus on opportunities and challenges associated with disaggregation of Radio Access Networks and their widespread adoption. Different aspects are to be debated, like system integration, security, industry roles and responsibilities, CAPEX/OPEX savings or sustainability.

65 demonstrations of O-RAN technology and solutions at MWC23 showcasing the O-RAN ecosystem progress

58 O-RAN ALLIANCE members and participants plan to present 65 demonstrations of their O-RAN-based technology and solutions at MWC Barcelona or the O-RAN Virtual Exhibition, and welcome visitors to join their booths.

O-RAN ALLIANCE prepared an interactive map for easy navigation to booths showcasing O-RAN demos at MWC exhibition.

O-RAN ALLIANCE is proud to recognize below listed companies and institutions showcasing the latest set of O-RAN demos.

For details about all demos, please read our recent web announcement.

Intelligent RAN demonstrations
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Open RAN demonstrations
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About O-RAN ALLIANCE

The O-RAN ALLIANCE is a worldwide community of more than 300 mobile operators, vendors, and research & academic institutions operating in the Radio Access Network (RAN) industry. As the RAN is an essential part of any mobile network, the O-RAN ALLIANCE’s mission is to re-shape the industry towards more intelligent, open, virtualized and fully interoperable mobile networks. The new O-RAN specifications enable a more competitive and vibrant RAN supplier ecosystem with faster innovation to improve user experience. O-RAN-based mobile networks at the same time improve the efficiency of RAN deployments as well as operations by mobile operators. To achieve this, the O-RAN ALLIANCE publishes new RAN specifications, releases open software for the RAN, and supports its members in integration and testing of their implementations.

For more information, please visit www.o-ran.org.

Website: http://www.o-ran.org

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