The Middle East’s Open RAN consortium publishes its first whitepaper

The Middle East’s Open RAN consortium publishes its first whitepaper

Dubai, UAE: du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), today announced the launch of the first Open RAN whitepaper with a focus on brownfield deployment opportunities and challenges. du is part of a consortium of leading telecom operators including e& formerly known as Etisalat Group, Zain Group, Mobily, Batelco and Omantel who have joined forces to accelerate the implementation of Open Radio Access Network (ORAN).

The launch of the first ORAN whitepaper heralds a new era of operators’ collaboration in the Middle East to accelerate the development of Open Network technologies and further contribute to the digital transformation agenda. This will help bring technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) to the forefront and drive strategic growth in technology. The implementation of ORAN solutions will support flexibility, efficiency and agility.

Saleem AlBlooshi, Chief Technology Officer at du said: “du is committed to improving its networks while boosting the digital economy by stimulating greater technological innovation. We are excited to take the next step in accelerating the pace of innovation and promoting the development of an open technology that will help to enhance the flexibility, efficiency, and security of our networks. This has multiple advantages for the customers as our networks will become highly programmable