Ligado Networks tapped Mavenir to develop open RAN equipment compatible with its L-band spectrum, illuminating the satellite communications company’s plans for deployment and expanding a list of recent wins for the software provider.
Mavenir will develop O-RAN Alliance-compliant remote radio units and cloud-native open RAN software for Ligado Networks.
This is the software company’s first agreement to supply radio units for an open RAN network after it formed a dedicated business unit in December 2020.
Ligado Networks plans to purchase 5G base station equipment from Nokia, which said last month it would add L-band compatibility to its portfolio.
The satellite communications company was formerly named LightSquared, but renamed itself after emerging from bankruptcy [1]. It is now focused on using its spectrum for private networks and recently secured approvals from 3GPP for specifications to enable its L-band spectrum to be deployed in 5G networks.
For Mavenir, the deal capped a string of recent customer announcements this week, including an agreement to provide virtualised baseband units for a Deutsche Telekom open RAN test facility [2] and a place on the list of vendors for an Orange trial [3] in France.
[1] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/ligado-wants-to-finally-deploy-mid-band-spectrum-for-5g
[2] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/dt-openran-testbedhttps://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/dt-openran-testbed
[3] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/orange-claims-cloud-native-5g-sa-european-first
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