New 5G FAPI updates include ASIC-friendly signalling, enhanced support for eMIMO precoders and more SCF London, UK, 11 February 2025 – Small Cell Forum (SCF), the global trade organization committed to accelerating the sustainable digital transformation of industry, enterprises and…
This year expert speakers will discuss bringing Open RAN to maturity and delivering on the promise of disaggregated networks. Registration is free so make sure you get your pass now. Find out more. …
Emerging Open RAN platforms promise to provide a standards-based way to implement virtualised, multi-vendor mobile networks. This could open up the close-knit RAN supply chain and provide operators with a wider choice of vendors, architecture and price points. In this…
The Disaggregated RAN Transport Study (DARTs) tool has been made freely available to the industry DARTs – An analysis tool for Disaggregated RAN Transport bandwidth requirements Barcelona, Spain, 1 March 2023; SCF (Small Cell Forum) has announced the launch of…
Open RAN is an important step toward the democratization of radio access networks (RANs). This document aims to provide a crisp and accessible overview of Small Cell Open RAN – what it is and what it’s not, along with a…
Open RAN is an important step toward the democratization of radio access networks (RANs). This document aims to provide a crisp and accessible overview of Small Cell Open RAN – what it is and what it’s not, along with a…
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. worked with T&W to demonstrate a unique white box solution for small cell Open RAN. This combines elements of the Small Cell Forum and O-RAN specifications to maximize flexibility and cost efficiency, and to make roll-out as…
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Aberdeen City Council sought a solution provider that could enable high-capacity, dedicated and contiguous coverage to over 4km-sq of the city centre with the ability to support commercial cellular, private network functionality and O-RAN during its lifecycle. The Council ran…
The PC802 ‘ORANIC’ is an Open RAN PHY and NIC board and contributes to the diversity of RAN architectures. It is an SCF Small Cell Awards 2021 winner for innovation in easing small cell deployments. It targets O-DU applications in…
Small Cell Forum (SCF) today announced it has appointed wireless veteran Simon Fletcher as its Chief Strategy Officer, drawing on 25 years direct industry experience and work as an advisor to governments, regulators and big business. SCF CEO Sue Monahan…
A key objective of the open RAN movement is to define common, modular network elements that can be mixed and matched based on open interfaces. This allows a wide variety of vendors to develop components, boxes and software, and for…