Over the last 18 months
NEC acquired two major companies
Blue Danube & Aspire Technologies
and has launched 18
new Open RAN radio products of concept , localised tests and , ultimately , deploying solutions within live networks . These customers are among the first to commit to multi-vendor ecosystems , freedom of choice , and the ability to take technologies from a new entrant into the market and innovate while allowing flexibility to continue innovating as technology moves forward ,” Cohen adds .
For NEC , its partnerships play a pivotal role in its successes . And , in the case of Open RAN , its collaboration with MTI has proven critical . “ We don ' t think any company could or should do it alone . We think that for open and disaggregated networks to work , there has to be an ecosystem . So we have grown our focus on partnerships a great deal ,” Lopez explains .
“ MTI is a manufacturer of radio units and they have very innovative capabilities in launching Open RAN radios , with form factors that are very desirable for the market . And they complement our product portfolio very well .”
332 January 2023