Telefonica Deutschland reportedly plans to up its use of open RAN, outlining a goal to deploy the technology in 1,000 mobile phone sites after the start of rollout later this year.
In an interview with Reuters, Mattias Sauder, director access and transport networks at Telefonica, said the operator planned to advance the conversion of its radio network to open RAN, aiming to equip the sites within 18 months of a deployment due to commence in the back half of this year.
It also has designs on expanding its pilot to include all frequency ranges.
Telefonica has been a vocal backer of open RAN, claiming a market first [1] at the end of 2020 with the deployment of the technology in a pilot across three sites in Bavaria.
In September 2020, its Spain-based parent signed a partnership [2] with Rakuten Mobile covering ecosystem developments, and it was also one of the first members of the O-RAN Alliance.
Sauder added it would look to increase its base of partners to develop open RAN, stating it would also conduct tests with Nokia this year.
[1] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/telefonica-unit-hails-open-ran-potential-launches-pilot
[2] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/home-banner/telefonica-rakuten-strike-open-ran-deal
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