O-RAN ALLIANCE Global PlugFest Fall 2024 Showcased Advancement of Open and Intelligent RAN Solutions

• O-RAN PlugFests enable well-organized testing and integration of O-RAN-based products and solutions in a neutral, cooperative environment
• Participants at the O-RAN Global PlugFest Fall 2024 demonstrated progress in diverse areas of open and intelligent RAN solutions
• The PlugFest was co-hosted by 29 operators, OTICs, and academic and research institutions in 28 labs around the globe
• A total of 115 companies and institutions participated, with some involved in multiple venues

BONN, Germany, Dec. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The O-RAN ALLIANCE (O-RAN) today announced successful completion of its ninth PlugFest: the O-RAN ALLIANCE Global PlugFest Fall 2024.

O-RAN ALLIANCE co-sponsors semi-annual Global PlugFests, hosted by operators, Open Testing and Integration Centres (OTICs), and academic and research institutions, to enable efficient progress of developing products and solutions based on O-RAN specifications. Any company with O-RAN membership is free to participate and benefit from well organized testing and integration in a neutral, cooperative environment. Efforts at O-RAN PlugFests are prioritized in themes to maintain focus on key areas.

Each O-RAN PlugFest advances the development of innovative O-RAN based technologies and solutions. Participants at the O-RAN Global PlugFest Fall 2024 demonstrated progress in diverse areas, including:

• Performance improvements of open and interoperable RAN in combination with intelligent network management functions, based on Near-Real-Time and Non-Real-Time RAN Intelligent Controllers (RIC)
• RIC solutions newly developed by providers, operators and academic institutions
• Network energy savings measured according to ETSI energy efficiency test specifications
• Using open source software to deliver RAN functions
• Test automation and delivery of repeatable results consistent across different test labs
• Point-to-Multipoint Open Fronthaul transport for reducing network power consumption and the number of required devices
• Multi-operator Service Management and Orchestration (SMO) to enhance adaptability, security, and resilience of the RAN for public safety and peacekeeping missions
• O-RAN conformance and interoperability testing of products from an increasing number of providers

O-RAN Global PlugFest Fall 2024 took place at 11 venues, co-hosted by 29 operators, OTICs, and academic and research institutions. It was conducted from August to November 2024 in 28 labs across Asia, Europe, and North America. The PlugFest had in total 115 participating companies and institutions, some of which participated in more than one venue.

O-RAN ALLIANCE plans to include details from the O-RAN Global PlugFest Fall 2024 into its PlugFest Virtual Showcase early next year.

"On top of its specification efforts, the O-RAN ALLIANCE facilitates the delivery of its mission through its PlugFests, Certification and Badging Program for O-RAN based products, and support of open source software development," said Chih-Lin I, Co-chair of O-RAN ALLIANCE's Technical Steering Committee and China Mobile Chief Scientist, Wireless Technologies, China Mobile Research Institute. "At each PlugFest we see a shift towards more advanced and more complex innovative solutions capable of delivering tangible value for mobile network deployments. Thank you to PlugFest hosts and labs for enabling a cooperative environment and to all participants for their progress in developing O-RAN based products and solutions."

Participants in O-RAN ALLIANCE Global PlugFest Fall 2024

O-RAN ALLIANCE appreciates high interest from the community in testing and integration at the O-RAN Global PlugFest Fall 2024 and would like to recognize hosts, labs and participants, including:

Acentury, Accuver, AMD, Analog Devices, AT&T, Auray Technology, Boost Mobile, Broadcom, CableLabs, Calnex Solutions, Capgemini Engineering, CommScope, CS, Dell Technologies, Delta Electronics, Deutsche Telekom, Digital Catapult, EANTC, Ericsson, Eridan Communications, ETRI, EURECOM, Feel@ware, Fujitsu, Future Connections, G REIGNS, HCL Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HFR, highstreet technologies, Infinera, Intel, Iowa State University (ARA), IS-Wireless, ITRI, Juniper Networks, KDDI, Keysight Technologies, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, KyungHee University, LG Electronics, LG Uplus, LITEON, Mavenir, Metanoia Communications, MTI, NEC, Nokia, The North American OTIC in the Raleigh-Durham Research Triangle Park Area (AERPAW), Northeastern University, NTT DOCOMO, NVIDIA, ONF, Orange, Pegatron, Quanta Cloud Technology, Radisys, Rakuten Mobile, Rakuten Symphony, Red Hat, Rohde & Schwarz, Rutgers University (COSMOS/WINLAB), SAMJI ELECTRONICS, Samsung Electronics, Singapore University of Technology and Design, SK Telecom, SoftBank, SOLiD, Software Radio Systems, Spirent Communications, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Supermicro, SUSE, SynaXG, Teledyne LeCroy Xena, TELUS, TIM, TTA, University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), University of Utah (POWDER), Verizon, VIAVI Solutions, Viettel High Technology Industries, Vodafone, VVDN Technologies, Wave Electronics, Wind River, WNC, Xelera Technologies, YRP R&D Promotion Committee, Zinkworks.

About O-RAN ALLIANCE
The O-RAN ALLIANCE is a world-wide community of more than 300 mobile operators, vendors, and research & academic institutions operating in the Radio Access Network (RAN) industry. As the RAN is an essential part of any mobile network, the O-RAN ALLIANCE's mission is to re-shape the industry towards more intelligent, open, virtualized and fully interoperable mobile networks. The new O-RAN specifications enable a more competitive and vibrant RAN supplier ecosystem with faster innovation to improve user experience. O-RAN based mobile networks at the same time improve the efficiency of RAN deployments as well as operations by mobile operators. To achieve this, the O-RAN ALLIANCE publishes new RAN specifications, releases open software for the RAN, and supports its members in integration and testing of their implementations.

For more information, please visit www.o-ran.org.

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O-RAN ALLIANCE Global PlugFest Fall 2024 Showcased Advancement of Open and Intelligent RAN Solutions

NINGBO, China, Nov. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The "2026 Global Mayors Dialogue • Ningbo" is being held in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, from Nov. 2 to 5. Mayors and mayoral representatives from 20 cities in 15 countries and regions across five continents, along with representatives of international organizations and enterprises, have gathered in the city to explore opportunities for openness and deepen practical cooperation.

Participants included Wayne Brown, mayor of Auckland, New Zealand; Enrico Ricci, a representative of the mayor of Florence, Italy; Ahmed Wazeery, secretary-general of Suez Governorate, Egypt; and the mayors of three cities in Lebanon. Representatives of international organizations, including the United Nations Global Compact China and the BRICS New Development Bank, also attended.

Under the theme "Openness and Connectivity for Shared Opportunities," the event features a main mayoral dialogue, two scenario dialogues, and three activities focused on civilizational exchange and mutual learning. During the event, guests visited Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, the world's largest port by throughput, as well as Ningbo Yaji Logistics Co., Ltd., Ningbo PIA Automation Holding Corp., Peacebird Group, Dongqian Lake and the Old Bund. At the forefront of intelligent port logistics and in smart workshops where embodied robots are produced, they explored how cities can achieve high-level openness and identify future opportunities.

At the main venue, 14 cooperation projects were signed in areas including friendly exchanges, economic and trade cooperation, science and technology education, and cultural tourism. They included the establishment of friendly exchange relations between Yuyao City in Zhejiang and Errachidia, Morocco, and between Yinzhou District of Ningbo and the Canton of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, France. The "Ningbo Consensus on Collaborative Development" was also released, calling on cities to uphold openness and connectivity, deepen industrial collaboration, promote people-to-people ties, and work together to maintain the stability and smooth flow of industrial and supply chains.

Joachim Moyse, vice president of the Rouen Metropolitan Area and mayor of the Canton of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, France, said: "When the world makes it easy for people to lose hope, we must sit down together all the more and jointly build a framework for peace. Because peace is the great prerequisite for all cooperation." He also wanted to take a "gift" home from Ningbo: the city's broad vision of caring for all social strata and building the city around people's needs. Moyse said this is precisely the "Chinese experience" he wants to bring back to France and share with his compatriots.

Located in eastern Zhejiang, Ningbo is home to Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, the world's largest port. It is also an international gateway for openness and an advanced manufacturing base, long known by the saying, "Books preserve the past and present, and the port connects the world." The event features a seven-section exhibition, "Ningbo and the World: Global Chinese Culture with Overseas Ningbo Companies," showcasing Ningbo's achievements in promoting two-way economic and trade connectivity and people-to-people ties, with culture as the bond, enterprises as the mainstay and the port as the foundation. At the Night of Ningbo event, Ningbo's Siming Library and classic books selected by visitors are placed together in the Tianyi Pavilion, one of the world's three oldest family libraries, bearing witness to friendships between cities that span mountains and seas.

 

 

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Mayors and Representatives from 20 Cities Across Five Continents Gather in Ningbo to Discuss "Open Cooperation"