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ORANge was one of the founders of the O-RAN Alliance<ref>https://www.parallelwireless.com/wp-content/uploads/Parallel-Wireless-e-Book-Everything-You-Need-to-Know-about-Open-RAN.pdf<nowiki/>page.51</ref>. However, its planned Open-RAN is still in the trial phase. It began trials in 2020 in the Central Africa Republic<ref>https://www.rcrwireless.com/20200721/open_ran/orange-takes-open-ran-to-cnetral-african-republic</ref>. In June 2021, it launched a two-year trial of what it considers Europe's first 5G standalone network. The network will incorporate Open RAN, cloud, and multi-vendor deployments<ref>https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/orange-claims-cloud-native-5g-sa-european-first/</ref>. Five months later, it launched its own Open RAN integration center, which is intended to help operators accelerate the deployment of Open RAN<ref>https://newsroom.orange.com/orange-inaugurates-the-first-laboratory-in-france-dedicated-to-open-ran-technology/</ref>. | ORANge was one of the founders of the O-RAN Alliance<ref>https://www.parallelwireless.com/wp-content/uploads/Parallel-Wireless-e-Book-Everything-You-Need-to-Know-about-Open-RAN.pdf<nowiki/>page.51</ref>. However, its planned Open-RAN is still in the trial phase. It began trials in 2020 in the Central Africa Republic<ref>https://www.rcrwireless.com/20200721/open_ran/orange-takes-open-ran-to-cnetral-african-republic</ref>. In June 2021, it launched a two-year trial of what it considers Europe's first 5G standalone network. The network will incorporate Open RAN, cloud, and multi-vendor deployments<ref>https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/orange-claims-cloud-native-5g-sa-european-first/</ref>. Five months later, it launched its own Open RAN integration center, which is intended to help operators accelerate the deployment of Open RAN<ref>https://newsroom.orange.com/orange-inaugurates-the-first-laboratory-in-france-dedicated-to-open-ran-technology/</ref>. | ||
== Final | == Final Assessment == | ||
Even though most Open RAN deployments are those done by greenfield operators, the industry is genuinely shifting towards this new technology. As such, companies that don't make plans to have it in their network architecture may not be able to compete favorably in the future. Most bluefield operators, such as Vodafone, Telefonica, AT&T, Orange, etc., have already devised plans to deploy it in the future. If the current trends continue, we expect more bluefield Open RAN deployments to occur in 2023. CEO of Ericsson, Börje Ekholm, acknowledged in 2020 that Open RAN will happen and will affect its business. He said, "I don't really see Open RAN to have a major impact in 2021-22 timeframe, but after that I think it will start to impact revenues for us – it will start to impact the way business models evolve going forward. So one should think of this as an opportunity where we will position ourselves as well. It's no different than other technology shifts that have happened in the industry – it's all about leading on that development and leading on that front, and then we have a very good opportunity."<ref>https://www.telecomtv.com/content/open-ran/ericsson-ceo-sees-open-ran-impact-from-2023-39986/</ref> | Even though most Open RAN deployments are those done by greenfield operators, the industry is genuinely shifting towards this new technology. As such, companies that don't make plans to have it in their network architecture may not be able to compete favorably in the future. Most bluefield operators, such as Vodafone, Telefonica, AT&T, Orange, etc., have already devised plans to deploy it in the future. If the current trends continue, we expect more bluefield Open RAN deployments to occur in 2023. CEO of Ericsson, Börje Ekholm, acknowledged in 2020 that Open RAN will happen and will affect its business. He said, "I don't really see Open RAN to have a major impact in 2021-22 timeframe, but after that I think it will start to impact revenues for us – it will start to impact the way business models evolve going forward. So one should think of this as an opportunity where we will position ourselves as well. It's no different than other technology shifts that have happened in the industry – it's all about leading on that development and leading on that front, and then we have a very good opportunity."<ref>https://www.telecomtv.com/content/open-ran/ericsson-ceo-sees-open-ran-impact-from-2023-39986/</ref> | ||