UK-based carrier Vodafone has selected Dell, NEC, Samsung Electronics, Wind River, Capgemini Engineering and Keysight Technologies to jointly deliver the first commercial deployment of Open Radio Access Network (RAN) in Europe.
Vodafone said its initial focus will be on the 2,500 sites in the U.K. that it committed to O-RAN in October 2020. Vodafone will use equipment provided by Dell, NEC, Samsung and Wind River, while Capgemini Engineering and Keysight Technologies will be providing support to ensure interoperability between all the components.