Major European operators in January signed a memorandum of understanding outlining their multi-year commitment to deploy Open RAN technologies throughout their coverage areas. Now Italy’s TIM has announced it will work with JMA Wireless to deploy Open RAN kit in Faenza, a city of around 60,000 souteast of Bologna where JMA has facilities.
According to TIM, JMA will provide virtualized baseband software and radios from Microelectronics Technology. The first cut will focus on 4G with a plan to extend the disaggregated approach to 5G. The operator characterized its move toward Open RAN as following “a supplier diversification logic and with a view to fostering a broader industrial ecosystem.”
