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Q&A: Open RAN, 5G and the US DoD
The RIC is a radio access network (RAN) Intelligent Controller in an Open RAN network. RIC Applications (Apps) manage network functions in near-real time (xApps) and non-real time (rApps), providing network programmability to maximize performance.
Read MoreDoD outlines spectrum moonshot endeavor during eclipse
Dynamic spectrum sharing could be one of the keys to unlock the 3.1-3.45 GHz band Spectrum is a strategic asset for both the military and industry Over the next 12-18 months, the DoD and other government stakeholders will work on potential spectrum sharing solutions for the lower 3 GHz band They’re calling it a moonshot – akin to sending men to the moon in the 1960s. It’s all about developing a dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) framework to share spectrum between the Department of Defense (DoD) and commercial wireless users. Will it be tough? You bet. Impossible? Not according to the folks who participated in an event at CTIA headquarters on Monday – at the same time many people were putting their glasses on to watch the sun, moon and earth align. Establishing a secure, nationwide DSS system that operates at light speed will be challenging and require some super brainy people, but DoD Chief Information Officer John Sherman said he’s motivated by it all.
Read MoreHow Open RAN Plays Into the DOD’s 5G Journey; Lt. Col. Benjamin Piment
Open radio access networks, or Open RAN, is a new approach to RANs that separates traditionally integrated hardware and software and upholds a set of specific standards to enable multiple vendors to provide different components under one cloud service provider’s network. The Department of Defense has made 5G a top priority, and it has taken notice of the benefits Open RAN has to offer. Join us at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 5G Forum on May 22 to hear DOD leaders and industry experts share their insights on the ways in which the department is leveraging networks to transform military operations. According to Lt. Col. Benjamin Pimentel, technical lead for Expeditionary and Tactical Programs FutureG within the DOD’s Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the push for Open RAN is a “strong position” that the DOD holds.
Read MoreDoD Extends Contract for ORAN-based Private 5G Networks through 2025
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) announced the contract period of performance extension by the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) FutureG Office, for the continued deployment of standalone 5G networks at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) in Hawaii and at the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI) in Washington State. The contract extension builds on the award for NASWI in 2021 and additional expansion in Hawaii in 2022, extending both through 2025 with additional 5G enhancements. EchoStar is a premier supporter of the use of Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) in DoD networks and recently won a $50M NTIA grant to build an ORAN test center.
Read MoreOpen RAN Embrace in Trump Admin Is a Bellwether
Open radio access networks, a.k.a. open RAN, are communications network standards that allow for more interoperability and customization as well as participation from a variety of vendors rather than a single, dominating provider. They are a point of passion for telecom enthusiasts, who are feeling validated that open RAN seems to be a top concern of the new Trump administration — which is consistent with the president’s first term in office some years ago.
Read MoreNTIA releases spectrum strategy implementation plan
WASHINGTON – The National Spectrum Strategy (“the Strategy”), released November 13, 2023, charts a course for sustained U.S. leadership in advanced wireless technologies and services. The radio spectrum provides numerous forms of connectivity to the American public, from the voice and data communications that fuel smartphones to critical government services that depend on spectrum access, and it therefore serves as a key foundation for the digital infrastructure on which the modern American economy runs. We must provide the spectrum access needed for Federal agency missions while addressing the private sector’s need for greater spectrum access, which is required to maintain and improve our global competitiveness and sustain economic growth. The Strategy will be implemented consistent with existing statutory authorities and Presidential directives, including the recent Presidential Memorandum on Modernizing United States Spectrum Policy and Establishing a National Spectrum Strategy.
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