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=== 4. Inland Cellular === | === 4. Inland Cellular === | ||
Inland Cellular is a small US telecommunications operator that has started deploying Open RAN in its 4G network. It provides wireless services to more than 35,000 subscribers in the US. According to its EVP Chip Damato, deploying Open RAN will help them reduce costs by 40% and provide a mechanism to expand to 5G in future<ref>https://www.rcrwireless.com/20200630/open_ran/inland-cellular-using-openran-in-idaho</ref>. Inland Cellular is already deploying a live commercial Open RAN network in the US<ref>https://www.rcrwireless.com/20211230/opinion/readerforum/open-ran-adoption-accelerates-in-2022-and-beyond-a-growing-ecosystem-reader-forum</ref>. | Inland Cellular is a small US telecommunications operator that has started deploying Open RAN in its 4G network. It provides wireless services to more than 35,000 subscribers in the US. According to its EVP Chip Damato, deploying Open RAN will help them reduce costs by 40% and provide a mechanism to expand to 5G in future<ref>https://www.rcrwireless.com/20200630/open_ran/inland-cellular-using-openran-in-idaho</ref>. Inland Cellular is already deploying a live commercial Open RAN network in the US<ref>https://www.rcrwireless.com/20211230/opinion/readerforum/open-ran-adoption-accelerates-in-2022-and-beyond-a-growing-ecosystem-reader-forum</ref>. | ||
=== 5. Etisalat === | |||
In 2020, Etisalat announced that it would deploy Open vRAN across the UAE to reap the new architecture's benefits. Its senior vice president, Saeed Al Zarouni, had said, "Deploying the open vRAN is vital in enabling digital transformation aimed at increasing efficiencies and the utilization of AI [artificial intelligence]."<ref>https://www.lightreading.com/5g/etisalat-to-build-open-ran-across-uae/d/d-id/756571</ref> This was followed by several Open RAN tests in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia<ref>https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/etisalat-taps-parallel-wireless-for-open-ran-trials</ref>. By March 2021, Etisalat had contracted Parallel Wireless, Intel, and Supermicro to replace its existing 2G, 3G, and 4G network in Afghanistan with Open RAN systems<ref>https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/home-banner/etisalat-to-bring-open-ran-to-afghanistan/</ref>. In March 2022, Etisalat and other middle eastern operators such as Zain Group, Mobily, and Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC) launched the Middle East Lab to help them deploy Open RAN in the Middle East<ref>https://telecominfraproject.com/middle-east-operators-establish-regions-first-open-ran-centralised-test-lab-in-collaboration-with-tip-and-intel/</ref>. | |||
== Final Assessmen == | == Final Assessmen == | ||