- For the first time, O-RAN PlugFest focused on themes
prioritized within O-RAN ALLIANCE
- PlugFest themes help to aim global efforts in O-RAN testing and
integration to increase efficiency and speed up technology
development cycle
- Participants at the Spring 2024 PlugFest achieved improvements
in areas of RAN energy consumption resulting in TCO optimization,
efficiency of O-RAN deployments, and broadening the offer of open
and intelligent RAN products on the market
BONN, Germany, June 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The O-RAN ALLIANCE
(O-RAN) today announced successful completion of its
eighth PlugFest: the O-RAN ALLIANCE Global PlugFest Spring
2024.
O-RAN ALLIANCE co-sponsors semi-annual Global PlugFests, hosted
by operators, OTICs and academic or research institutions, to
enable efficient progress of the O-RAN ecosystem through well
organized testing and integration in a neutral environment.
The Spring 2024 PlugFest delivered achievements in five
themes:
- O-RAN Energy Consumption, Efficiency and Savings Testing:
Participating labs successfully tested O-RAN energy saving use
cases in different network conditions, helping to optimize RAN
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and overall sustainability of mobile
network operations.
- Demonstrate consistent and repeatable open fronthaul testing in
multiple labs:
Several PlugFest hosts partnered to prove the ability to achieve
consistent testing results in independent labs, ensuring testing
reliability across labs and regions and supporting certification of
O-RAN based products.
- Open Fronthaul Transport Testing with multiple O-RUs:
Building on previous O-RAN PlugFests, hosts and participants of the
Spring 2024 PlugFest successfully extended the number of
multi-vendor interoperable configurations in different setups and
conditions, broadening the offer of O-RAN solutions for mobile
operators.
- O-RAN System Testing with Layer 1 Acceleration:
The PlugFest verified readiness to automatically deploy and
configure Layer 1 accelerators to allow their efficient testing in
different network configurations.
- O-RAN E2E Deployment Templates, DevOps, and Test
Automation:
Focusing on increasing efficiency of O-RAN network deployments,
PlugFest participants demonstrated automation of testing in
different areas including testbed setup, security testing,
rApps/xApps and RIC testing, utilizing CI/CD processes, and
application of the same automation in different labs.
O-RAN Global PlugFest Spring 2024, co-hosted by 20 operators,
OTICs, and academic and research institutions, was conducted from
February to May 2024 in 18 labs
across Asia, Europe, and North
America. The PlugFest had 86 participating companies or
institutions, some of which participated in more than one
venue.
O-RAN ALLIANCE plans to include details from the O-RAN
Global PlugFest Spring 2024 into its PlugFest Virtual Showcase
this summer.
"O-RAN PlugFests complement O-RAN ALLIANCE's specification
effort, helping to facilitate the development of healthy and
competitive market of innovative O-RAN based products and
services," said Chih-Lin I, Co-chair of O-RAN ALLIANCE's Technical
Steering Committee and China Mobile Chief Scientist, Wireless
Technologies, China Mobile Research Institute. "Targeting testing
and integration efforts on priority themes helps to streamline and
focus PlugFest work. Thanks for the generous support from our 20
hosting organizations. It is very encouraging to see sustained high
interest in participation in O-RAN PlugFests, proving their value
for our ecosystem."
Participants in O-RAN ALLIANCE Global PlugFest Spring
2024
O-RAN ALLIANCE appreciates such high interest from the community
in testing and integration at the O-RAN Global PlugFest Spring
2024 and would like to recognize hosts, labs and participants from
the O-RAN community, including:
Accuver, Actiontec Electronics, AMD, Anritsu, Auray Technology,
CableLabs, Calnex Solutions, Capgemini Engineering, Dell
Technologies, Digital Catapult, DISH, Ericsson, Eridan
Communications, ETRI, EURECOM, Fujitsu, G REIGNS, Institute for
Information Industry, Intel, Iowa State
University (ARA), Keysight Technologies, KT, KyungHee
University, LG Uplus, LITEON, Mavenir, Metanoia Communications,
Mitre, Nakao Laboratory at The University of
Tokyo, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, NEC, Northeastern University (Open6G), NVIDIA, Pegatron,
Quanta Cloud Technology, Rakuten Mobile, Rakuten Symphony, Red Hat,
Rohde & Schwarz, Rutgers University
(COSMOS), Singapore University of
Technology and Design SUTD, Software Radio Systems, SynaXG, Synergy
Design Technology, TTA, University of New
Hampshire (IOL), University of
Utah (POWDER), Verizon, VIAVI Solutions, Virginia Tech, VMware by Broadcom, VVDN
Technologies, Xena Networks, YRP R&D Promotion Committee.
About O-RAN ALLIANCE
The O-RAN ALLIANCE is a world-wide community of more than 300
mobile operators, vendors, and research & academic institutions
operating in the Radio Access Network (RAN) industry. As the RAN is
an essential part of any mobile network, the O-RAN ALLIANCE's
mission is to re-shape the industry towards more intelligent, open,
virtualized and fully interoperable mobile networks. The new O-RAN
specifications enable a more competitive and vibrant RAN supplier
ecosystem with faster innovation to improve user experience. O-RAN
based mobile networks at the same time improve the efficiency of
RAN deployments as well as operations by mobile operators. To
achieve this, the O-RAN ALLIANCE publishes new RAN specifications,
releases open software for the RAN, and supports its members in
integration and testing of their implementations.
For more information, please visit www.o-ran.org.
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