Nokia highlights Cloud RAN ideological schism with ‘In-Line’ trial

Opinion is divided on the best approach to layer 1 acceleration in the Cloud RAN, with Nokia and Ericsson picking different teams.
Today Nokia announced what they claim is the industry’s first trial, in partnership with Finnish operator Elisa, of Cloud RAN powered by In-Line acceleration. Nokia is positioning this trial as a proof-point of its ‘anyRAN’ Cloud RAN strategy. The over-the-air trial used the 3.5 GHz band, a Nokia reference design, container-as-a-service software fro