5G Factor: MWC23 Las Vegas – Key Takeaways
In this episode of The 5G Factor, our series that focuses on all things 5G, the IoT, and the ecosystem as a whole, The Futurum Group's Ron Westfall and Todd R. Weiss look at the top 5G developments and what’s going on that caught our eye.
Their conversation focused on:
Nokia Debuts Network as Code Platform. Nokia introduced its Network as Code platform and developer portal aimed at enabling application developers and communication services providers (CSPs) to accelerate the work of producing software applications for new enterprise, industrial, and consumer use cases, as well as monetizing 5G/4G network assets beyond basic connectivity. Commercial availability starts in December 2023.
T-Mobile SASE Launch Sharpens T-Mobile for Business Proposition. T-Mobile launched T-Mobile SASE, a SIM-based SASE solution that also offers customers a network slice dedicated to SASE traffic. T-Mobile’s innovative offering consists of components designed to ease how organizations protect vital corporate data and network resources from nearly anywhere.
Ericsson Adopts Open Fronthaul Stance, Altering Open RAN Landscape. Ericsson will introduce support for open fronthaul across its Cloud RAN and radio portfolios starting in 2024. More than one million Ericsson radios in the field and are hardware-prepared for open fronthaul. Ericsson seeks to drive the industry in all three areas of Open RAN architectures – cloudification, open management with automation, and open fronthaul. To demonstrate its commitment, Ericsson and Telefónica signed a MoU for Cloud RAN evolution based on Open RAN architecture.
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