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OPEN RADIO ACCESS NETWORK.
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Governmentinitiative◇
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Chairman has said that use of
Open RAN (Radio Access Network) and software defined telecom networks will open new opportunities for Indian entities to enter into the network equipment market.
◇ Usually, radio access network (RAN), which includes
base station and
antennas, makes up for the majority of the network cost.
◇ Open RAN enables telecom service providers to
diversify supply chains, bring in unprecedented levels of interoperability and agility, which can help reduce their capex by almost
50%.◇ Open RAN is not a technology, but rather an
ongoing shift in the mobile network architecture that allows networks to be built using subcomponents from a variety of vendors.
◇ The key concept of
Open RAN is ‘opening’ the
protocols and
interfaces between the various subcomponents (radios, hardware and software) in the RAN. This is referred to as a
disaggregated RAN.
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