ORAN Presents Complications for Providers, Says Marconi Society

Building open radio access networks could be difficult, warned the Marconi Society in a filing posted Friday in FCC docket 21-63. “In Open RAN, the network integration has no single owner and is therefore problematic,” said the society. “While integration is easier in a private/enterprise network, public networks are much more complex and integrating network elements into a coherent, efficient RAN is proving to be difficult. Solving this integration gap requires new technology intervention and investments.” Commissioners approved an ORAN notice of inquiry 4-0 last month (see 2103170049).