Vodafone Group and Nokia successfully completed a three-month open RAN pilot test over standalone (SA) 5G in Italy, part of the operator’s broader strategy to use the technology in Europe.
The pilot test was conducted in the towns of Sernio and Arcisate in Northern Italy, and the open RAN masts at these sites were connected back to Vodafone’s main test centre in Milan over SA 5G, explained the operator in a statement.
Nokia and Vodafone, who teased plans for the trial in October 2023, claim they achieved download speeds of up to 1.1Gb/s and 160Mb/s uplink speeds, performance “comparable” with standard 5G RAN.
The pair noted…
