TIM claims another Euro 5G first – live vRAN

The artist formerly known as Telecom Italia is refusing to slow down in the run up to Christmas, teaming with Altiostar to live test a virtual radio access network.
TIM reckons it’s the first in Europe and among the first in the world to achieve such a feat, which took place in Saluzzo, near to its labs in Turin and not to be confused with the main antagonist in The Godfather.
A virtual server in Turin coordinated a base station in Saluzzo – 60 kilometres away – and then kidnap