Ericsson Lights the Open RAN Fyuz… However the Proof is in the Eating

“We welcome Ericsson joining the Open RAN community,” stated John Baker, senior VP of business development at Mavenir. However… “until Ericsson has certified its products and interoperated with other vendors, it does not have Open RAN. The proof is in the eating – it must be more than just words”.

And Baker wasn’t the only person to greet Ericsson’s proclamation with major scepticism. Industry executives with real-world Open RAN deployment experience, as well as network operator executives and industry analysts, all talking on background, were not convinced that the Swedish vendor’s version of Open RAN is the same as others.