Open vRAN

Cisco’s Magic Glue Binds the Pieces of the OvRAN Puzzle

5 min read

Cisco, an early advocate of Open VRAN, is enabling operators to adopt the new variables associated with this technology by enabling end to end automation, virtualization & infrastructure options. The seeds for this eco-system were sown in early 2018 and Cisco has started to see the gains.

Open vRAN Collaboration to Accelerate Solution Deployments

3 min read

Today, World Wide Technology (WWT) announced a collaboration with Cisco, along with Altiostar, to develop an Open vRAN blueprint and validation lab and program for service provider networks.  I’d like to take a few minutes to explain why this agreement is significant for our service provider customers.

February 6, 2020

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Service Providers: Join Cisco at MWC 2020

3 min read

See what Service Providers can expect from Cisco's presence at MWC 2020 in Barcelona. Learn how you can grow revenue, save money, and mitigate risk. We will also highlight all of the demonstrations you can experience at our booth from Open vRAN to our newest innovations - Silicon One and Cisco 8000 Series.

November 4, 2019

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Cisco Leads with 5G at Mobile World Congress 2019 Los Angeles

6 min read

Last week, Cisco Service Provider attended Mobile World Congress Los Angeles were our leaders shared their thoughts around the impact of 5G and our solutions experts showcased our latest innovations including Open vRAN and the Unified Domain Center.

October 11, 2019

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Making 5G Possible – with Cisco

2 min read

At MWC19 Los Angeles, learn how Cisco can help you maximize the profitability of your 5G investment by building a 5G network that works for your customers and for you.

Leading Lights Awards – Industry recognition for Rakuten’s 5G Reimagined Network

2 min read

Congratulation to Rakuten Mobile, arguably one of the industry’s most innovative service providers, for winning not one, but two Leading Light Awards last night.

February 21, 2019

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

The Open vRAN Wave is Building

2 min read

The Open vRAN movement started with some smaller waves and the anticipation of a larger wave to form. It was driven by a belief that the fundamental way that mobile networks have been built for decades needed to evolve and improve.

September 12, 2018

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Open vRAN Ecosystem – Enabling a Better Mobile Architecture

3 min read

We’ve had a busy six months architecting and building solutions, executing operator demos and trials, helping to define open interfaces and management, building business models to compare costs of various solutions, partnering with the UK government to help address the digital divide with 5G, and much more. There’s more to come on many of those items. In this update we’ll focus primarily on our activities around this week’s MWC Americas show in Los Angeles.