Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why the Samsung Mediacom 5G FWA deal highlights major ongoing 5G ecosystem developments such as growing cable operator commitment to use 5G FWA to broaden their addressable broadband market, the further boost to Samsung’s credibility as a supplier of 5G network solutions including 5G FWA and vRAN/O-RAN, as well as the critical role CBRS spectrum can play in reducing the digital divide across rural areas.
Mavenir and Aspire Technology Announce Collaboration to Advance Open RAN Market Availability
Mavenir and Aspire Technology are working together to spur the testing of O-RAN compliant radios using Aspire’s Open Network Labs in Europe. Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why speeding up O-RAN compliant cloud-native Mavenir CU/DU with pre-tested and integrated Remote Radiohead Units aids the advancement of the O-RAN Alliance mission including broader ecosystem acceptance of Open RAN and Open RAN’s role in upholding market competition, supply chain stability, and national security aspirations.
Mavenir Adds ngOSS to Strengthen MAVscale and Open 5G Arsenal
Mavenir introduces its ngOSS offering as a new addition to its MAVscale platform, blending AI, analytics, automation, and orchestration key to advancing 5G capabilities through intelligent network operations. Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why Mavenir’s ngOSS bolsters its MAVscale platform and overall open 5G proposition by countering rival OSS offerings and augmenting the company’s open RAN messaging providing the foundation to make long-term competitive waves across the 5G ecosystem.
Mavenir Acquires Telestax to Expand 5G Monetization Opportunities through CPaaS Tech
Mavenir buys Telestax to bolster Mavenir Engage, Mavenir’s omnichannel messaging monetization and customer engagement offering through Telestax CPaaS capabilities. Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why the Telestax acquisition bolsters Mavenir’s portfolio in the 5G and API enablement realms as well as enable Mavenir to swiftly attain differentiation in the heavily crowded CPaaS market segment through 5G/mobile portfolio differentiators.
Rakuten’s Acquisition of Altiostar is a 5G Game Changer
Rakuten acquires Altiostar for $1 billion in a bid to accelerate global deployment and adoption of cloud native open and interoperable mobile infrastructure, especially open, virtual RAN technology. Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why the Rakuten’s acquisition of Altiostar provides a massive boost to the Open RAN cause, alters the competitive mix across the entire 5G landscape, and provides a template for CSPs serious about fulfilling their Open 5G mission.
Ericsson Open Lab: Engaging with the Mobile Ecosystem to Boost 5G Virtualized RAN Adoption
Ericsson Open Lab addresses expanding 5G ecosystem demand for collaboration in advancing virtualized 5G RAN technology adoption. Futurum’s Ron Westfall takes a look at Ericsson Open Lab and why it boosts Ericsson’s virtualized 5G RAN credentials across the mobile ecosystem by accelerating interactive collaboration with CSPs and partners, as well as what’s at stake for Ericsson’s key rivals.
Mavenir Buys ip.access to Attain Multi-G Portfolio
Mavenir’s acquisition of ip.access enables the company to exploit geopolitical shifts in key markets such as India, UK, and parts of Europe to advance its overall mobile ecosystem proposition, particularly in areas like multi-G OpenRAN and small cells. Moreover, Mavenir gains swift inroads into the enterprise private network and nontraditional network realms, further boosting its influence across the mobile industry. Now rivals will need to respond directly to Manevir’s purchase of ip.access.
ONF Preps SD-RAN for Open Source 5G Prime Time
ONF’s new SD-RAN project is a work in progress after a flourishing start. Founding members, including especially major operators AT&T, China Mobile, China Unicom, Deutsche Telekom, and NTT, need to demonstrate their mobile ecosystem clout and pull through more support from key industry players such as Open RAN and 5G chipset suppliers. Overall ONF has the ecosystem pull and open source pedigree required to make the SD-RAN project a long-term success.
Mavenir’s OpenRAN Market Validity Swiftly Expands with DISH and Vodafone Idea Deals
Mavenir’s dual deals with DISH and Vodafone Idea validate its ability to deliver OpenRAN solutions that fulfill essential operator strategic technical and business objectives in both 4G and 5G environments, raising the OpenRAN competitive stakes across the entire 4G/5G ecosystem.
Mavenir Analyst Day 2019: Ready to Make the 5G Era Open
Mavenir conducted its 2019 Analyst Day event recently. At the event, Mavenir provided its corporate strategy and CEO perspective as well as addressed its high-priority areas of strategic focus across topics such as OpenRAN/vRAN, NFV/IMS, cloud-native 5G core, and digital transformation.