• O-RAN PlugFests enable well-organized testing and integration of O-RAN-based products and solutions in a neutral and cooperative environment.
• Attendees at O-RAN Global PlugFest Fall 2024 demonstrated advancements in various areas of open and intelligent RAN solutions.
• The PlugFest was co-organized by 29 operators, OTIC and academic and research institutions in 28 laboratories around the world.
• In total, 115 companies and institutions participated, some involved in multiple locations.

GOOD, Germany, December 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The O-RAN ALLIANCE (O-RAN) today announced the success of its ninth PlugFest: the O-RAN ALLIANCE Global PlugFest Fall 2024.

O-RAN ALLIANCE co-sponsors the biannual Global PlugFests, organized by operators, Open Test and Integration Centers (OTICs) and academic and research institutes, to enable efficient progression of product and solution development based on O-RAN specifications. Any O-RAN member company is free to participate and benefit from well-organized testing and integrations in a neutral and cooperative environment. O-RAN PlugFests efforts are prioritized by theme to maintain focus on key areas.

Each O-RAN PlugFest advances the development of innovative O-RAN-based technologies and solutions. O-RAN Global PlugFest Fall 2024 attendees demonstrated progress in a variety of areas, including:

• Open and interoperable RAN performance improvements in combination with intelligent network management functions, based on near real-time and non-real-time intelligent RAN controllers (RICs).
• Newly developed RIC solutions from vendors, operators and academic institutions
• Grid energy savings measured according to ETSI energy efficiency test specifications
• Use open source software to provide RAN functions
• Automate testing and deliver repeatable and consistent results across testing labs
• Open Fronthaul point-to-multipoint transport to reduce network power consumption and the number of devices required
• Multi-operator service management and orchestration (SMO) to improve RAN adaptability, security and resilience for public safety and peacekeeping missions.
• O-RAN conformance and interoperability testing of products from a growing number of vendors

The O-RAN Global PlugFest Fall 2024 took place across 11 locations, co-organized by 29 operators, OTIC and academic and research institutions. It took place from August to November 2024 in 28 laboratories across Asia, EuropeAnd North America. PlugFest brought together a total of 115 participating companies and institutions, some of which participated in multiple locations.

O-RAN ALLIANCE plans to include details of the O-RAN Global PlugFest Fall 2024 in its PlugFest virtual showcase early next year.

“In addition to its specification efforts, the O-RAN ALLIANCE facilitates the achievement of its mission through its PlugFests, its certification and badging program for O-RAN-based products, and support for open source software development. source,” said Chih-Lin I, Co.-Chairman of O-RAN ALLIANCE Technical Steering Committee and Chief Scientist of China Mobile, Wireless Technologies, China Mobile Research Institute. “With each PlugFest, we see a shift toward more advanced and complex innovative solutions that can bring tangible value to mobile network deployments. Thanks to the PlugFest hosts and labs for enabling a cooperative environment and to all participants for their progress in developing O-RAN based products and solutions.

O-RAN ALLIANCE Global PlugFest Fall 2024 Attendees

O-RAN ALLIANCE appreciates the great community interest in testing and integration during O-RAN Global PlugFest Fall 2024 and would like to recognize the hosts, labs, and attendees, including:

Acentury, Accuver, AMD, Analog Devices, AT&T, Auray Technology, Boost Mobile, Broadcom, CableLabs, Calnex Solutions, Capgemini Engineering, CommScope, CS, Dell Technologies, Delta Electronics, Deutsche Telekom, Digital Catapult, EANTC, Ericsson, Eridan Communications, ETRI, EURECOM, Feel@ware, Fujitsu, Future Connections, G REIGNS, HCL Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HFR, highstreet technologies, Infinera, Intel, Iowa State University (ARA), IS-Wireless, ITRI, Juniper Networks, KDDI, Keysight Technologies, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, KyungHee University, LG Electronics, LG Uplus, LITEON, Mavenir, Metanoia Communications, MTI, NEC, Nokia, The North American OTIC in the Raleigh-Durham Research Triangle Park (AERPAW) area, Northeastern UniversityNTT DOCOMO, NVIDIA, ONF, Orange, Pegatron, Quanta Cloud Technology, Radisys, Rakuten Mobile, Rakuten Symphony, Red Hat, Rohde & Schwarz, Rutgers University (COSMOS/WINLAB), SAMJI ELECTRONICS, Samsung Electronics, University of Singapore technology and design, SK Telecom, SoftBank, SOLiD, Software Radio Systems, Spisent Communications, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Supermicro, SUSE, SynaXG, Teledyne LeCroy Xena, TELUS, TIM, TTA, University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), University of Utah (POWDER), Verizon, VIAVI Solutions, Viettel High Technology Industries, Vodafone, VVDN Technologies, Wave Electronics, Wind River, WNC, Xelera Technologies, YRP R&D Promotion Committee, Zinkworks.

About O-RAN ALLIANCE

The O-RAN ALLIANCE is a global community of more than 300 mobile operators, vendors, and research and academic institutions operating in the radio access network (RAN) sector. With RAN being an essential part of any mobile network, the mission of the O-RAN ALLIANCE is to reshape the industry towards more intelligent, open, virtualized and fully interoperable mobile networks. The new O-RAN specifications enable a more competitive and dynamic RAN provider ecosystem with faster innovation to improve user experience. O-RAN-based mobile networks simultaneously improve the efficiency of RAN deployments as well as the operations of mobile operators. To achieve this, the O-RAN ALLIANCE publishes new RAN specifications, launches open software for RAN and supports its members in the integration and testing of their implementations.

For more information, please visit www.o-ran.org.

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