Altiostar, NEC Link to Crack 5G vRAN Market

Altiostar Networks, NEC, and its subsidiary Netcracker Technology are pooling their resources to crack the 5G open virtual radio access network (vRAN) market. That market is currently dominated by traditional RAN vendors like Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia, and ZTE. The partnership includes work on joint marketing and product development. This will tap into NEC’s IT, network, and systems integration work with Netcracker’s orchestration efforts and Altiostar’s vRAN technology. “Service providers are looking for proven and market-ready open vRAN solutions. To address this need, collaboration across the ecosystem is essential,” explained NEC GM Mayuko Tatewaki in a statement. “Altiostar’s innovative products enable service providers to reduce complexity, innovate more quickly, and significantly reduce deployment and operational costs. The combination of our advanced assets will accelerate the development of the open vRAN market, help mobile service providers transform their networks to support innovative services, and accelerate their [total cost of ownership] goals.”