Join us for the O-RAN ALLIANCE F2F Meeting in Fukuoka, June 2-6, 2025!
Meet and work within the global RAN industry ecosystem, spanning MNOs, vendors, research institutions, academia, government agencies, and many more.
Join us for a joint SCF and O-RAN ALLIANCE session on collaboration to drive open RAN solutions and adoption. Online on Wednesday 4 June 2025, 9:00-09:40 UK /17:00-17:40 Japan time.
Alignment between 3GPP and the O-RAN ALLIANCE is essential for globally unified 6G standards delivering harmonized, open, and intelligent network architecture.
The workshop served as a key platform for discussing technical synergies, defining collaborative workstreams, and shaping the roadmap for 6G RAN standardization and innovation.
Check a summary from the workshop here.
The O-RAN ALLIANCE Summit at MWC provided a comprehensive update on the state of O-RAN, sharing insights on operational experience, regional views on open RAN initiatives, and applications in key industry verticals. The Summit also explored the future evolution of 3GPP and O-RAN ALLIANCE architectures towards 6G.
On March 4, 2025, 8:30-13:00 in MWC Barcelona Hall 8, Theatre 6, with online broadcast.
The O-RAN ALLIANCE’s Next Generation Research Group (nGRG) plans to hold its eighth nGRG workshop on February 27, 2025.
The workshop will focus on future 6G standardization from different perspectives, with discussions led by distinguished experts from research institutions and representatives of the RAN industry.
The workshop is scheduled for February 27, 2025, 8:30am - 6:00pm CET, and will be webcast as online webinar.
Interested public is free to attend.
The RAN industry ecosystem came together at the O-RAN F2F Meetings in Paris from February 24-28, 2025! This vibrant gathering brought together the RAN industry’s most influential players, including operators, contributors, companies, research and academic institutions, and government agencies. Together, participants drove the progress of O-RAN initiatives and helped shape the future of open and intelligent RAN solutions.
The O-RAN ALLIANCE sponsors regular F2F Meetings three times per year. Participation is open to all O-RAN Members and Participants (O-RAN ALLIANCE membership is required). This event provides a valuable opportunity to connect, collaborate, and innovate through impactful discussions, specification development, and networking.
The O-RAN ALLIANCE’s Next Generation Research Group (nGRG) plans to hold its seventh nGRG workshop on October 31, 2024.
The workshop will focus on future 6G standardization from different perspectives, with discussions led by distinguished experts from research institutions and representatives of the RAN industry.
The workshop is scheduled for October 31, 2024, 8:30am - 6:00pm EST, and will be webcast live.
Interested public is free to attend.
Recent O-RAN ALLIANCE F2F Meetings took place on 28 October – 1 November 2024 in Montreal.
The 2024 Open RAN Summit in Taipei, supported by O-RAN ALLIANCE, is scheduled to be held at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST) from June 17th to June 18th, 2024.
This summit embodies the collaborative efforts of ITRI, NTUST, EURECOM, SUTD, TEEMA, and NYCU. International O-RAN experts, esteemed research institutions, and leading vendors will offer insightful perspectives on topics including nGRG, 6G, OSC, OAI, and AI. Additionally, Telecom Operators will share their experiences regarding O-RAN system verification and deployment. With 18 booths showcasing a diverse array of O-RAN system products from both domestic and international companies and institutions, the summit promises many opportunities for international collaboration and exchange.
Learn more and register at https://openran.tw/
Join us for the 6th O-RAN 6G workshop, scheduled on June 13, 2024, in Incheon, Korea, or online.
The workshop, spanning an entire day, will cover a broad spectrum of pivotal 6G subjects, including 6Gdiscussions in 3GPP and O-RAN, RAN intelligence towards 6G standards, O-RAN and silicon technologies, AI and digital twin for 6G evolution, service-based RAN architecture, active learning in wireless networks, semantics-native communications, the latest updates from the European 6G flagship project Hexa-X-II, AI-driven telco infrastructure, and more.
This event will feature 18 distinguished speakers and panellists. We are honored to host three keynote speeches by Dr. Alex Choi, Chairman of the O-RAN ALLIANCE; Prof. Ted Rappaport; and Mr. Rajesh Kumar Pathak, Director General of the Bharat 6G Alliance in India. We are also pleased to announce the participation of the 3GPP SA, RAN, and CT plenary chairs, who will contribute to an engaging and insightful dialogue.
Join us for a day rich in 6G insights and advancements!
Admission to the workshop is free.
Recent O-RAN ALLIANCE F2F Meetings took place on 10th – 14th June 2024 in Incheon (South Korea).
Join the O-RAN Software Community workshop at the ONE Summit 2024, focusing on building open source reference designs.
Monday, April 29, 2024, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM in San Jose McEnery Convention Center.
The O-RAN ALLIANCE Summit of MWC Barcelona 2024 took place on Wednesday February 28, 2024, between 9-13h CET in MWC Hall 8.
O-RAN nGRG 6G workshop is scheduled on February 22nd, 2024, in Athens, Greece. This full-day workshop will focus on Architecture Evolution, Digital Twin, and Convergence of Communications and Computing in 6G Era
The O-RAN ALLIANCE F2F Meetings took place on 19th – 23rd February 2024 in Athens.
The Joint OSC/OSFG-OAI Workshop: End-to-End Reference Designs for O-RAN, was held in partnership with the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things and the Open6G Center at Northeastern University in Boston on November 14th and 15th, 2023.
PDFs and video recordings are available for on-demand view.
The 4th O-RAN nGRG 6G workshop is scheduled on October 19th, 2023, in Phoenix, Arizona. This full-day workshop will focus on AI for 6G and O-RAN and will feature 15+ prominent speakers from academia and industry, sharing their fresh views on recent 6G development.
The SCTE Cable-Tec Expo ’23 exhibition will feature a dedicated Open RAN Technical Summit on Tuesday, October 17, 2023.
O-RAN ALLIANCE is supporting the summit and welcomes visitors to join.
Learn more and register here.
The O-RAN ALLIANCE F2F Meetings took place on 16th – 20th October 2023 in Phoenix.
Join sessions with O-RAN ALLIANCE speakers at MWC Las Vegas 2023:
Visit O-RAN demos presented at MWC Las Vegas 2023 or the O-RAN Virtual Exhibition.
Watch a conversation with Ravi Sinha, Co-Chair of the O-RAN ALLIANCE's Next Generation Research Group (nGRG) and Monica Paolini at Senza Fili.
A 60min. talk scheduled on September 21, 2023 | 7 am PDT | 10 am EDT | 3 pm BST | 4 pm CEST
O-RAN ALLIANCE is partnering with Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) on the 1st Global OTIC Summit, 23 – 24 August 2023 in Singapore. The event aims to strengthen collaborations and synergies among the Open Testing and Integration Centres (OTIC) globally.
The event will comprise:
Register and find out more here
Alex Jinsung Choi, chairman of the O-RAN ALLIANCE and senior VP of group technology at Deutsche Telekom, provides an update on the latest Open RAN plugfest, outlines the broad potential of the RAN intelligent controller (RIC) – including in existing mobile networks – and discusses the potential use of generative AI tools by mobile network operators.
At MWC Barcelona 2023, Chih-Lin I, Co-chair of O-RAN Technical Steering Committee, spoke with TelecomTV about insights to O-RAN technical groups, the role of Open Testing and Integration Centres (OTIC), and how they contribute to the mission of open and intelligent RAN.
At MWC Barcelona 2023, Alex Jinsung Choi, O-RAN ALLIANCE's chairman, spoke with TelecomTV about achievements in past four years, how O-RAN ALLIANCE helps accelerating operator engagement with the Open RAN ecosystem, prospects for Open RAN in the large enterprise sector, and future directions of the alliance.
O-RAN ALLIANCE held an industry event at MWC Barcelona 2023. Watch the recording (60') for updates from O-RAN ALLIANCE's leadership and for two panel discussions, featuring major operators and vendors from the RAN industry.
Open RAN Summit @ Fyuz, powered by the O-RAN ALLIANCE and Telecom Infra Project, took place in Madrid on October 25-26, 2022.
Designed to bring together stakeholders from across the ecosystem, the Open RAN Summit at Fyuz delivered the latest from the industry on its way towards more disaggregated, intelligent, open, and fully interoperable mobile networks. All of that, served in a unique experience combining technology with gastronomy to stir your imagination.
The O-RAN ALLIANCE Industry Summit June 2022 will provide an update on the latest progress of the O-RAN ecosystem, featuring the O-RAN ALLIANCE leadership and some of the key industry players.Specific focus will be on where we are on the way towards large-scale commercialization of the O-RAN solutions, especially in the field of RAN openness, intelligence, cloudification, and testing and integration.
The O-RAN ALLIANCE Industry Briefing, March 1, 2022 at MWC Barcelona (the Deutsche Telekom Stage) featured:
- Keynote from Andre Fuetsch, Chairman of the O-RAN ALLIANCE and Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, AT&T Services, Inc.
- Panel discussion on O-RAN Radio Intelligent Controllers / SMO, and on O-RAN security with Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, Orange and Qualcomm Technologies
