What is RAN equipment?

A radio access network (RAN) is a major component of a wireless telecommunications system that connects individual devices to other parts of a network through a radio link . The RAN links user equipment, such as a cellphone, computer or any remotely controlled machine, over a fiber or wireless backhaul connection.

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Why open RAN is needed?

Open RAN allows for the disaggregation of the key pieces of the RAN . These pieces include the radio unit, the distributed unit and the centralized unit. Open RAN helps to “open” the protocols and interfaces between the radios, the compute platform, the software infrastructure and the applications.

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