• O-RAN ALLIANCE calls for participation in the O-RAN Global PlugFest Spring 2025 with 23 hosts in 18 labs around the world
• O-RAN ALLIANCE invites any of its members and participants to join the PlugFest and benefit from well-organized testing and integration in a neutral, cooperative environment
• Call for participation is open until February 21, 2025. Learn more and apply on our website.

• O-RAN ALLIANCE Summit to take place on Tuesday 4 March 2025, 8:30-13:00 CET in MWC Barcelona Hall 8, Theatre 6, with free online broadcast
• The Summit will provide a comprehensive update on the state of O-RAN, insights on operational experience, regional views and initiatives, and applications in industry verticals
• The Summit will explore the future evolution of 3GPP and O-RAN ALLIANCE architectures towards 6G
• Learn more and register here

• O-RAN ALLIANCE Extended Board of Directors has been elected for the upcoming 2-year term
• Abdurazak Mudesir, Group CTO of Deutsche Telekom, was re-elected as Chair of the Board

• O-RAN PlugFests enable well-organized testing and integration of O-RAN-based products and solutions in a neutral, cooperative environment
• Participants at the O-RAN Global PlugFest Fall 2024 demonstrated progress in diverse areas of open and intelligent RAN solutions
• The PlugFest was co-hosted by 29 operators, OTICs, and academic and research institutions in 28 labs around the globe
• A total of 115 companies and institutions participated, with some involved in multiple venues

TTA and O-RAN ALLIANCE have announced the signing of a Cooperation Agreement (CA) that enables the adoption of O-RAN ALLIANCE specifications to TTA standards.

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• O-RAN ALLIANCE Global PlugFest Fall 2024 initiated in August with 31 hosts in 24 labs around the world
• Progress expected in focus areas including testing of energy efficiency, testing of systems with L1 acceleration, E2E DevOps and test automation, repeatability of testing, and more
• Testing and integration at O-RAN ALLIANCE Global PlugFests efficiently supports the industry in accelerating the move from specification to commercialization

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ATIS and the O-RAN ALLIANCE announced the joint signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that enables the transposition of O-RAN ALLIANCE specifications to ATIS standards.

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Effective June 25, 2024, Dr. Abdurazak Mudesir, Group CTO of Deutsche Telekom, was elected as Chair of the O-RAN ALLIANCE’s Board

• For the first time, O-RAN PlugFest focused on themes prioritized within O-RAN ALLIANCE
• PlugFest themes help to aim global efforts in O-RAN testing and integration to increase efficiency and speed up technology development cycle
• Participants at the Spring 2024 PlugFest achieved improvements in areas of RAN energy consumption resulting in TCO optimization, efficiency of O-RAN deployments, and broadening the offer of open and intelligent RAN products on the market

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• The O-RAN ALLIANCE Certification and Badging Program aims to accelerate the adoption of open and intelligent Radio Access Networks (RAN) through building confidence in O-RAN products and solutions world-wide
• First O-RAN Certificates and Badges issued by Japan OTIC, Korea OTIC and the European OTIC in Berlin, adding to total of 23 issued to date
• 16 companies currently offer products or solutions with O-RAN certification on the open RAN market

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• O-RAN Global PlugFest Spring 2024 is hosted by 20 companies and institutions across Asia, Europe and America, with more than 40 participants
• The PlugFest focuses on six themes prioritized by the O-RAN ALLIANCE
• The themes include O-RAN energy efficiency, O-RAN 4G/5G white-box hardware, and O-RAN Fronthaul testing

• 41 demos of latest O-RAN technology and solutions to be showcased at MWC Barcelona or the O-RAN Virtual Exhibition
• Intelligent RAN solutions demonstrate capabilities aiming to improve the RAN performance
• Latest O-RAN-based products feature improved interoperability, security and efficiency
• Increasing maturity of the O-RAN ecosystem reflected in many demos focusing on O-RAN integration and testing enhancements