The next Generation Research Group (nGRG) is a newly founded task force within O-RAN ALLIANCE, which focuses on research of open and intelligent RAN principles in 6G and future network standards.

The nGRG held its first face-to-face workshop on October 20, 2022 in Madrid, Spain, complementing the O-RAN ALLIANCE F2F meetings running in that week.
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O-RAN ALLIANCE Work Groups and Focus Groups recently published 53 new technical documents completing its Release 002. It includes 2 new specification titles:

• A1 interface: Use Cases and Requirements – the first dedicated A1 interface use case specification with stage-2 level flow chart
• The specification on a new E2 Service Model (E2SM), Cell Configuration and Control – covering Cell and slice-level resource configuration and control for network slicing use case

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O-RAN ALLIANCE has published a new set of 52 specifications for open and intelligent RAN, as the first batch of the O-RAN Release 003 specifications.

O-RAN ALLIANCE has released another set of technical specifications for open and intelligent RAN published since November 2021. This batch of specs, together with the batch published in July 2021, complete the O-RAN Release 002, the first O-RAN Release focusing on enabling Open Intelligence. To access the O-RAN specifications, please visit our website.

O-RAN ALLIANCE is excited to announce 46 new demonstrations of O-RAN solutions, with 22 planned to be presented at the MWC Barcelona 2022 exhibition. Many of those demos plus an additional 24 demos will be available online at the O-RAN Virtual Exhibition.

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The O-RAN ALLIANCE Security Focus Group (SFG) is committed to creating O-RAN specifications that enable mobile network operators to deploy and operate an open RAN that meets and exceeds industry expectations for an open, interoperable, and secure system.

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The O-RAN ALLIANCE has successfully conducted its O-RAN Global PlugFest 2021 to demonstrate the functionality and the multi-vendor interoperability of O-RAN based network equipment.

O-RAN technical specification effort progresses with healthy momentum. We keep expanding Radio Access Networks (RAN) standards with open interfaces and intelligent RAN functions. All published specifications will soon be available to the general public upon agreement to the O-RAN ALLIANCE Adopter License.

The O-RAN ALLIANCE is open and transparent in its commitment to transforming the Radio Access Networks industry towards open, intelligent, virtualized and fully interoperable RAN.

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• O-RAN specifications published since March 2021 introduce the initial version of 11 new technical specifications or reports.
• Another 22 newly released specifications bring updates to existing O-RAN documents, enriching them with new functions or updated features according to the O-RAN Architecture.