OpenRAN is unlocking innovation but also raises several challenges

Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Steve Douglas, Head of 5G Strategy at Spirent Communications, takes a look at the pros and cons of OpenRAN technology.
The last few years has seen a slew of new vendors enter the largely closed mobile network infrastructure sector. The promise of a low-cost, vendor-neutral telecoms future is tantalising but there are still questions over reliability and rob