Security News > 2020 > May > Industry Reactions to Alliance for Open 5G Systems: Feedback Friday
More than 30 technology and telecom companies announced this week that they have formed a new alliance, the Open RAN Policy Coalition, that calls for open and interoperable 5G systems.
The alliance promotes the adoption of open and interoperable Radio Access Network solutions - this includes 5G technology - in an effort to "Create innovation, spur competition and expand the supply chain for advanced wireless technologies."
The concept set forth by the Open RAN Policy Coalition, creating open and interoperable interfaces between radio, hardware, and software components needed for wireless carriers to upgrade their cell towers and networks to support 5G speaks volumes compared to the days of old.
There are two main Open RAN technical bodies looking to build on 3GPP specifications to allow Open, disaggregated RAN functions to be created and deployed by both mobile operators and private network systems.
"The Open RAN Coalition supports open and standardized interfaces, and virtualization technology being introduced by various companies provide a path forward to ensure that the world's 5G networks are not limited to closed RAN architectures. Oracle supports this initiative as one of the charter members of the coalition."