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Vodafone, Qualcomm draft blueprint for Open RAN supplier diversification
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Aiming to lower the entry barrier for many companies and drive diversification of network equipment suppliers, Vodafone and Qualcomm Technologies have announced plans to join forces to develop the technical blueprint for more equipment suppliers to help build the 5G networks of the future, using Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) technology.
The partners said that currently, where two or more suppliers are used in a network, each one is deployed in a cluster, and the points at which they meet are often the most challenging in terms of performance. As a result of their joint work, they said that customers will benefit as Vodafone and other telecommunications companies mix and match har