Open RAN testing: challenges must be addressed before widespread deployment can be achieved

Testing and integrating Open RAN is costly and resource-intensive, which is contributing to the slow deployment rate of multi-vendor networks. Open RAN vendors and operators could benefit from collaborative, standardised and automated testing processes to help to reduce the financial and operational burdens.

Topics included in this report

• A common interoperability testing blueprint to support standardised processes
• Collaboration and a diversified ecosystem to tackle testing challenges collectively
• Laboratory automation and equipment emulation to help to reduce cost and accelerate deployment