SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
Sept. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) today announced that it has joined
the Open RAN Policy Coalition. The coalition, composed of leading
policymakers, operators and equipment providers, promotes policies
that advance the adoption of open and interoperable solutions in
the RAN market. Marvell, a member of the O-RAN Alliance and
contributor to the Open Networking Foundation CORD project, brings
wireless technology expertise and radio access network (RAN)
industry perspectives along with a commitment to open
standards.
Wireless communication has become an indispensable aspect of
everyday life and Marvell is committed to further accelerating
innovation in the 5G ecosystem. As a leading supplier of RAN
infrastructure silicon solutions, Marvell has a decade-long history
of participating in and contributing to the advancement of open and
virtualized RAN standards.
"The combination of technological innovation, open standards and
forward-looking policy coordination are essential ingredients in
creating the diverse, competitive market envisioned by the Open RAN
Policy Coalition," said Raj Singh, executive vice president and
general manager of the Processors Business Unit at Marvell. "Even
today, our RAN product offerings have been influenced by our
experiences in operator trials, consortiums such as the O-RAN
Alliance and other standards-focused activities. We look forward to
bringing these perspectives into the Coalition and further
propelling innovation in 5G."
"The Marvell team was among the first participants to work with
a major U.S. telecommunications operator in exploring the
possibilities of open, virtualized RAN solutions several years
ago," said Oguz Sunay, vice
president of Research and Development at the Open Networking
Foundation. "The combination of reference hardware, virtualized RAN
software and technical support provided by the Marvell team was key
in convincing us that these concepts could be viable in a
commercial network."
The wireless experience continues to evolve as new protocols,
such as 5G NR, and innovative approaches to network topology, such
as RAN disaggregation and virtualization, rapidly emerge. Key to
the future success of these emerging technologies is open
interfaces and the ability of market participants to continually
innovate. Marvell's RAN solutions enable incumbent suppliers and
new market participants to deliver on the promise of
next-generation wireless communications.
"Nokia's vision for the future of mobile networks is an
end-to-end, modular, open approach to networking. That vision led
us to join the Open RAN Policy Coalition, among other initiatives,"
said Brian Hendriks, vice president
of Policy Affairs, Americas Region, from Nokia. "And now we welcome
the addition of Marvell, a critical part of the 5G ecosystem, to
the coalition as a strong voice in favor of accelerating innovation
and openness."
"The Open RAN movement is gaining momentum. However, the RAN
market is very challenging, and it will be difficult for Open RAN
by itself, without a broad set of policies to level the playing
field, to become a success beyond the greenfield and early adopter
brownfield deployments," said Stefan
Pongratz, analyst at the Dell'Oro Group. "The broad level of
participation of established and key RAN and semiconductor players,
should help to advance the objectives of the Open RAN Policy
Coalition."
"As a founding member of the Open RAN Policy Coalition, Samsung
sees the Coalition as an important part of an overall effort to
bring more visibility and government support to Open RAN
initiatives. We are pleased that Marvell is now a Coalition
member," said Wonil Roh, senior vice
president and Head of Product Strategy, Networks Business at
Samsung Electronics.
The Open RAN Policy Coalition is comprised of a diverse group of
information and communications technology companies that have a
common goal of breaking down technological and market barriers to
promote a diverse and competitive wireless market and create a
future in which Radio Access Network architecture will be based on
open and interoperable interfaces.
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