Expanded scope of cooperation includes requirements, workplans, development of 5G/6G-(n)FAPI interface specification, disaggregated architectures, RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) interactions, management solutions, test & verification, and reference implementations.

• O-RAN ALLIANCE Summit to take place on Wednesday 28 February 2024, 9-13h CET in MWC Barcelona Hall 8, Theatre 5
• Over 30 speakers from operators, suppliers, industry organizations and independent labs will share perspectives and experiences on latest adoptions of intelligent and open RAN solutions
• Topics include: how O-RAN solutions address needed changes in TCO, energy efficiency, automation, agility, security, system integration, certification, and improved overall economics

• Fifty-two companies collaborated in 16 labs across eight countries
• Key activities included subsystem and end-to-end testing, security testing, advanced RIC testing, and field trials

• $200,000 research seed funding awarded to the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things at Northeastern University, USA
• Winning proposal is developing an O-RAN digital twin platform to automate end-to-end AI/ML development, integration, and testing
• Honorable mentions go to two proposals from EURECOM with OpenAirInterface Software Alliance, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with George Mason University

Salam Mobile has joined O-RAN ALLIANCE as its 33^rd operator member, extending the world-wide community of mobile network operators committed to deployment of O-RAN.

The O-RAN ALLIANCE, fulfilling its mission to transform Radio Access Networks to be open, intelligent, virtualized and fully interoperable, today announced that it has approved four new Open Testing and Integration Centres (OTIC) in North America:

• North American OTIC in the Boston Area (Northeastern University)
• North American OTIC in Central Iowa (ARA)
• North American OTIC in Salt Lake City (POWDER)
• North American OTIC in Washington, DC/Arlington, VA

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• PlugFest validations from 60 companies, 10 global labs, plus further proof of momentum at MWC Shanghai
• Key activities included conformance testing of new products, security testing, and advanced RIC testing
• RIC use cases reveal the potential of AI in driving network optimization including energy savings and load balancing

• Memorandum of Understanding with OpenAirInterface Software Alliance (OAI)
• Two New Open Testing and Integration Centres (OTIC) Approved in Asia & Pacific
• O-RAN Release 3 Implements Features with 58 New or Updated Technical Documents
• O-RAN Global PlugFest Spring 2023 Set to Start at Four Venues Across Asia, Europe, and North America
• F2F Meetings Boost Progress of O-RAN Technical Groups

• Join us for O-RAN ALLIANCE Ecosystem Briefing, February 28, 2023 at MWC Barcelona 2023
• O-RAN ALLIANCE participation at the “Open RAN – The Debate” session at MWC23
• 65 demonstrations of O-RAN technology and solutions at MWC23 showcasing the O-RAN ecosystem progress

• New MoU between O-RAN ALLIANCE and ATIS opens the opportunity for ATIS adopting O-RAN specifications
• O-RAN ALLIANCE event and demos at MWC Barcelona to bring latest updates from the open RAN ecosystem
• O-RAN Software Community 7^th release “G” expanded to 13 project streams
• New Open Testing and Integration Centres (OTIC) approved in Japan and North America

The O-RAN Global PlugFest Fall 2022 was successfully completed in 6 venues across Asia, Europe, and North America, with 106 participating companies.

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• O-RAN ALLIANCE leadership elected for the 2022-2024 term
• 53 O-RAN technical documents published since July 2022
• Face-to-face meetings boost the progress of O-RAN technical groups
• Further alignment of the O-RAN ALLIANCE and Telecom InfrastructureProject (TIP)

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