The FINANCIAL — Nokia and China Mobile Research Institute have signed an agreement under which the companies will jointly optimize 5G networks using a more open architecture.
Nokia will work closely with China Mobile Research Institute to simplify interoperability between multi-vendor radio access network (RAN) technologies and enable new levels of service performance for customers.
Under the agreement, signed at the China Mobile 2018 Partner Summit, Nokia and China Mobile Research Institute will investigate O-RAN use-cases, optimizing 5G networks to manage a growing array of service needs including:
Decentralized (CU/DU) split multi-vendor cloud RAN architecture, using real-time and non-real time processing capabilities
Jointly specifying open radio access network interfaces between multi-vendor components, such as the fronthaul interface connecting the split cloud RAN architecture
Smart Radio Intelligence control using advanced network analytics
Commercial off-the-shelf hardware equipment
Nokia embraces a culture of openness and collaboration using open API common interfaces and toolkits to allow customers such as China Mobile
Research Institute to access and benefit from network artificial intelligence, machine learning and real-time analytics to optimize network performance.
The companies will share the findings through a series of O-RAN working groups, conducting analysis, studies and demonstrations.
