TOKYO & MUNICH-Wednesday 16 December 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS
WIRE)-- Telefónica Germany / O2 and NEC Corporation (NEC; TOKYO: 6701)
announced today that NEC, working with its ecosystem of partners, has
been selected by Telefónica Germany / O2 as its favored full-service
system integrator for the first Open RAN pilot system in Germany. The
system has already successfully completed a first call via Open RAN on a
live O2 mobile network in the Bavarian city of Landsberg am Lech.
During
the pilot, NEC will help to define a customized Open RAN architecture,
optimized and adapted to the requirements of the mobile network of
Telefónica Germany. As the system integrator for this pilot, NEC
coordinates the overall design of the Open RAN system and ensures the
delivery of a solid end-to-end solution. This is being carried out in
collaboration with industry leaders that include ADVA, Altiostar,
GigaTera Communications, Intel, Red Hat, Supermicro and Xilinx.
“The
key to success in implementing a first Open RAN pilot lies in the
knowledge of an experienced system integrator,” said Mallik Rao, CTIO of
Telefónica Germany. “NEC and its subsidiary Netcracker have proven
their expertise through multiple project engagements within the
Telefónica Group. We believe NEC is a reliable partner that is capable
of bringing together an innovative network that can dramatically improve
customer experience and enable faster time to market in the future.”
“We
are proud to be delivering Open RAN that will bring tremendous value to
our customers,” said Mayuko Tatewaki, General Manager, Service Provider
Solutions Division, NEC Corporation. “Leveraging our IT and network
domain expertise and unique experiences internationally, we are
extremely excited to take part in contributing to Telefónica Germany’s
Open RAN initiative.”
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Contacts
Joseph Jasper, j-jasper(at)nec.com
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