Samsung Electronics, with Vodafone and Orange, two of the largest operators in Europe, announced the companies completed the first 4G calls over-shared commercial networks in rural areas of Romania based on Open RAN in a pilot project. By leveraging Samsung’s virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN), the two operators can take advantage of the greater flexibility…
Intel and Ericsson partner to advance next-gen optimized 5G infrastructure
Intel announced a strategic collaboration agreement with Ericsson to use Intel’s 18A process and manufacturing technology for Ericsson’s future next-generation optimized 5G infrastructure. As part of the agreement, Intel will manufacture custom 5G SoCs (system-on-chip) for Ericsson to create highly differentiated leadership products for future 5G infrastructure. Additionally, the companies will expand their collaboration to…