AlexB  
                
                  
                    February 10, 2021,  8:23pm
                   
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              Hello dear Open RAN  Experts.
Do you know when to spell Open RAN with a space, without (OpenRAN) and with a – (O-RAN)? 
Open RAN  = overall Open RAN movement of opening up interfacesOpenRAN  = TIP group and anything related to TIP deploymentsO-RAN  or #ORAN  (for hashtag) = O-RAN Alliance references of org itself or interfaces
             
            
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                AlexB  
                
                  
                    February 11, 2021, 12:40pm
                   
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              It’s also worth to know the organizations involved in OpenRAN (and their role):
3GPP : overall telecom standards, interfaces need to be opened by each vendor
Telecom Infra Project : advancement of global OpenRAN deployments from standards to commercial solution via self certification and testing
  
  
    
  Global community working to accelerate development/deployment of open, disaggregated, and standards-based connectivity technology
  
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O-RAN ALLIANCE e.V. : development of interoperable standards for white box RAN, software, and RIC
The Linux Foundation : through partnership with O-RAN Alliance, development of open software for the RAN
GSMA : helps to accelerate Open RAN through partnerships with TIP and O-RAN Alliance
  
  
    Representing the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting over 750 operators with near 400 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem
  
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Small Cell Forum : standardization of open small cells.
https://www.smallcellforum.org/ 
Open RAN Policy Coalition : education on policies for Open and interoperable RAN
https://www.openranpolicy.org/