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Bharti Airtel partners Mavenir for 5G trials
November 16, 2021
Bharti Airtel has collaborated with the US-based Mavenir for open radio access network (Open RAN)-based fifth generation or 5G field trials in the mmWave and mid band at Chandigarh tri-city, reaffirming its commitment to open technology approach.
“Airtel will undertake 5G trials with Mavenir in Chandigarh tri-city in coming weeks in the 3500 MHz and millimeter wave (mmWave) bands,” an industry source said, adding that the collaboration would further allow the telco to test a vendor-neutral environment.
The alliance between the two includes deployment of captive 5G standalone (SA) and non-standalone (NSA) modes for both core and radio networks in Chandigarh’s urban and rural regions.
Sunil Mittal-driven telco is one of the initial members of O-RAN Alliance since 2018, together with AT&T, Orange, Vodafone Group, China Mobile and Deutsche Telekom, and is spearheading the innovation-led open architecture. Rival Reliance Jio, an passionate advocate of open technology, is also a member of the Germany-based group.
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