{"id":17076,"date":"2020-05-29T09:18:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T08:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/?p=17076"},"modified":"2025-11-05T13:22:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T13:22:00","slug":"gsma-and-o-ran-alliance-collaborate-on-opening-up-5g-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/press-release\/gsma-and-o-ran-alliance-collaborate-on-opening-up-5g-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"GSMA and O-RAN Alliance Collaborate on Opening up 5G Networks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Collaboration Aims to Accelerate Industry-Wide Consensus on the Adoption of Open, Interoperable Interfaces and Radio Access Network Virtualisation<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>London<\/strong>: The GSMA and O-RAN ALLIANCE have joined forces to accelerate the adoption of Open Radio Access Network (RAN) products and solutions that take advantage of new open virtualised architectures, software and hardware. The organisations will work together to harmonise the open networking ecosystem and agree on an industry roadmap for network solutions, thereby making access networks as open and flexible as possible for new market entrants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5G will facilitate the opportunity to create even more agile, purpose-built networks tailored to the different needs of citizens, enterprises and society. For example, 5G is an essential ingredient of the European Commission&#8217;s recently launched Industrial Strategy and will help shape its future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its latest&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/mobile-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile Economy Report<\/a>, the GSMA predicts that operators will invest more than a trillion dollars over the next five years globally to serve both consumer and enterprise customers, 80 per cent of which will be on 5G networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;When 5G reaches its potential, it will become the first generation of mobile networks to have a bigger impact on enterprises than consumers,&#8221; said&nbsp;<strong>Alex Sinclair, Chief Technology Officer, GSMA<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> &#8220;In the enterprise sector alone, we forecast $700 billion worth of economic value to be created by the 5G opportunity. The growth of the open networking ecosystem will be essential to solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/regulatory-environment\/mobile-energy-efficiencyting enterprise coverage and services needs in the 5G era.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;As the demand for data and vastly expanded mobile communications grow in the 5G era, a global, cross-border approach is needed to rethink the RAN,&#8221; said&nbsp;<strong>Andre Fuetsch, Chairman of the O-RAN ALLIANCE, and Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, AT&amp;T<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> &#8220;The GSMA collaboration with the O-RAN ALLIANCE is exactly the sort of global effort that&#8217;s needed for everyone, operators and vendors alike, to succeed in this new generation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mobile operators are re-evaluating the way that their networks are deployed. New virtualised architectures with open interfaces can drive cost efficiencies and allow operators to accelerate the deployment of 5G networks. Also, open interfaces can help diversify and reinvigorate the supply chain promoting competition and innovation &#8211; for example, by building and operating a RAN based on mix-and-match components from different vendors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GSMA and O-RAN ALLIANCE collaboration complements the recently announced interworking between the GSMA and Telecom Infra Project (TIP), and the O-RAN ALLIANCE and TIP. The goal for these collaborations is to help avoid fragmentation and accelerate the successful evolution of the industry towards a more intelligent, open, virtualised and fully interoperable RAN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">-ENDS-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About the GSMA<\/strong><br \/>The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting nearly 750 operators with almost 300 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset and device makers, software companies, equipment providers and internet companies, as well as organisations in adjacent industry sectors. The GSMA also produces industry-leading events such as Mobile World Congress, Mobile World Congress Shanghai, Mobile World Congress Americas and the Mobile 360 Series of conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, please visit the GSMA corporate website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.gsma.com<\/a>. Follow the GSMA on Twitter: @GSMA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About O-RAN ALLIANCE<\/strong><br \/>O-RAN ALLIANCE is a world-wide community of more than 170 mobile operators, vendors, and research &amp; academic institutions operating in the Radio Access Network (RAN) industry. As the RAN is an essential part of any mobile network, O-RAN ALLIANCE\u2019s mission is to re-shape the industry towards more intelligent, open, virtualized and fully interoperable mobile networks. The new O-RAN standards will enable a more competitive and vibrant RAN supplier ecosystem with faster innovation to improve user experience. O-RAN-compliant mobile networks will at the same time improve the efficiency of RAN deployments as well as operations by the mobile operators. To achieve this, O-RAN ALLIANCE publishes new RAN specifications, releases open software for the RAN, and supports its members in integration and testing of their implementations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a short video describing O-RAN\u2019s progress, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.o-ran.org\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.o-ran.org\/videos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.o-ran.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.o-ran.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Media Contacts:&nbsp;<\/strong><br \/>For the GSMA<br \/>Alia Ilyas<br \/>+44 (0) 7970 637622<br \/><a href=\"mailto:ailyas@gsma.com\">ailyas@gsma.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GSMA Press Office<br \/><a href=\"mailto:pressoffice@gsma.com\">pressoffice@gsma.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O-RAN ALLIANCE:<br \/>Zbynek Dalecky<br \/><a href=\"mailto:pr@o-ran.org\">pr@o-ran.org<\/a><br \/>O-RAN Alliance e.V.<br \/>Buschkauler Weg 27<br \/>53347 Alfter\/Germany<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collaboration Aims to Accelerate Industry-Wide Consensus on the Adoption of Open, Interoperable Interfaces and Radio Access Network Virtualisation London: The GSMA and O-RAN ALLIANCE have joined forces to accelerate the adoption of Open Radio Access Network (RAN) products and solutions that take advantage of new open virtualised architectures, software and hardware. 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