O-RAN Plugfest 2021: Making 5G Adoption Cost-Effective for Brownfield Providers

This year Cisco participated in the O-RAN Plugfest 2021 that took place in various sites around the world. Along with partners, we have come up with solutions that can help brownfield service providers to start taking advantage of 5G with legacy 4G network infrastructure, and save on deployment costs.

Multi-Vendor Automation: The Song Remains the Same

People in the industry are coming around to something we’ve recognized and invested in for a few years now: any viable automation strategy needs to span vendors and technology domains. Networks are heterogeneous by nature, and for automation tools to accommodate that, the entire process needs to be automated, not just part of it. You need end-to-end insights instead of patchy islands of visibility.