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 interfaces
OpenRAN = TIP group and anything related to TIP deployments
O-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
Est. reading time: 10 minutes
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
Estimated reading time: 1 minute
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/