Samsung and O2 Telefónica test cloud-native vRAN and Open RAN in Germany

Today, Samsung and O2 Telefónica announced to test of advanced cloud-native vRAN and Open RAN in Germany. The companies agreed to plan out a roadmap consisting of several tests in both lab and field.

The two technologies enable network operators to set up even more flexible network architectures in which hardware and software are separated from each other and individual components are virtualized.

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For this collaboration, Samsung will provide 4G and 5G vRAN software and Open RAN-compliant radios supporting low- and mid-bands, including 3.5 GHz Massive MIMO radios. Samsung’s vRAN solution offers greater flexibility and outstanding performance, backed by its proven commercial track record.

Following the announcement, Samsung and O2 Telefónica will begin conducting initial tests of 4G and 5G vRAN and Open RAN in a lab located in Munich, Germany. The companies will then carry out field tests in a commercial 5G network in Landsberg am Lech to achieve technical and operational readiness.

The vRAN solution aims to support O2 Telefónica’s way to have more computation in an elastic cloud environment, which will have positive impacts on automation, availability, deployment speed and flexible capacity steering. It also supports low latency use cases like VR/AR as well as high availability use cases in the business segment.