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01 MWC Barcelona 2023 Daily
02 Preview
03 GSMA Ltd boss backs MWC Barcelona 2023 to buck economic headwinds
04 Start-ups bring a human touch to 4YFN
05 Analyst Q&A
06 Six places to enjoy Barcelona's most creative ‘tapes’ cuisine
07 Full speed ahead to MWC23
08 Analysis: MWC23 – If I had to prioritise five sessions
09 ANALYSIS: 2023’s big questions
10 Honouring those shaping the industry at the GLOMOs
11 Day One
12 Nokia overhauls brand and strategy as focus shifts
13 Xiaomi launches global challenge with latest flagship
14 MEF survey finds trust still lacking in digital services
15 HMD Global rolls out repairability for latest Nokia device
16 Accenture takes fight to fraud
17 Intel wants AI to power operator flexibility
18 BT argues for unified metaverse strategy
19 Vodafone picks Samsung for open RAN deployments
20 Telenor beefs-up slicing capability as demand rises
21 Samsung looks beyond technology in 6G research
22 Rakuten Symphony battles open RAN misconceptions
23 Qualcomm talks-up green credentials
24 Red Hat expands vendor ecosystem for 5G, vRAN
25 Industry throws weight behind GSMA API initiative
26 Day Two
27 Orange CEO hits out at contradictory European landscape
28 EU’s Breton keeping open mind on ‘fair share’ debate
29 GSMA chief heralds era of exploration
30 Telefonica boss insists there is no future without telcos
31 Honor makes magic as flagships go global
32 Ericsson CEO urges mobile industry to regain leadership
33 Deutsche Telekom boss laments decline of Europe
34 Start-up leaders buoyant on impactful tech
35 Smartphones ready to take comms into orbit
36 Operators edge towards monetisation
37 Indosat plans capex cut after 3G shutdown
38 Ericsson promotes Digital Twins for telcos
39 Mavenir calls for heightened network security
40 Nokia readies 4G on the moon launch
41 Connectivity en route to becoming a human right
42 Spirent keeps pace with 5G core, MEC and vRAN testing
43 Verizon to boost vRAN performance with new Intel chip
44 Operators make net gains in renewable drive
45 GSMA Intelligence bullish on second wave of 5G
46 Day Three
47 Netflix chief hits back in ‘fair share’ row
48 Lockheed Martin boss issues AI guidelines
49 Nokia, Verizon make case for culture-based collaboration
50 Telstra CEO counsels telcos to embrace losing control
51 Vodafone boss pushes for operator energy investment
52 TIM CEO latest to push for changes in Europe
53 Information shapes society, says China Mobile Chairman
54 FCC Chair explores space regulation
55 Experts question digital progress in health industry
56 GTI panellists warn operators to embrace enterprise
57 Semiconductors will be the new oil, claims Qualcomm
58 Nokia calls on creatives to unlock the metaverse
59 Q&A - Adapting to Network Demands on the Edge
60 Vendors hit the throttle on immersive experiences
61 Intel hypes
62 Q&A - Who Let The Cryptos Out
63 GSMA spectrum head insists 5G requires space to grow
64 Verizon targets the right kind of partners
65 Operators advised to prep for a quantum future now
66 Converged 5G key to solve connectivity challenges

By Mike Robuck


Vodafone picks Samsung for open RAN deployments

Samsung Electronics and Vodafone Group announced plans at MWC23 Barcelona to deploy open RAN across Europe, starting with network initiatives across Germany and Spain, while enhancing the operator’s 5G network in the UK.

The new projects will build on Vodafone UK’s successful launch of it’s first 5G open RAN site in Bath, UK in January 2022, using Samsung’s virtualised RAN (vRAN) platform.

The operator will carry out further pilot projects in Germany for open RAN using Samsung’s 2G and 4G vRAN and O-RAN Alliance-compliant radio products after conducting commercial pilots that were announced in 2022.

The vendor joined Vodafone’s testbed in Ciudad Real, Spain, which was created to benchmark mature RAN providers and compare performance across both traditional and open RAN environments.

Samsung plans to deploy its Massive MIMO radios and 4G/5G vRAN in the Ciudad Real Espana Advanced Testing Environment to evaluate and verify performance in Spain’s urban environment.

The companies implemented Samsung’s O-RAN Alliance-compliant Massive MIMO radios in Vodafone UK’s commercial network to expand 5G coverage across the country. As part of that project, Samsung’s 64T64R Massive MIMO radios are now integrated with 5G vRAN to carry commercial data traffic.

The companies also recently completed a data call using Samsung's vRAN and NEC's Massive MIMO radio to demonstrate multi-vendor interoperability for Vodafone’s network.

Samsung claimed the data call proved open RAN technology could enable multi-vendor integration of vRAN, not only with single-band radios but also with more complex Massive MIMO radios.