The pilot will deploy at five sites in Israel and conclude by the end of the year
Israeli mobile operator Cellcom Telecommunications and Parallel Wireless are to the launch what they claim will be the “first-of-a-kind” pilot of autonomous 5G standalone (SA) core sites in Israel.
Based on 5G SA tech, the trial comprises end-to-end Open RAN solution and will demonstrate a RAN intelligent controller (RIC) in action. The pilot is expected to finish before the end of this year.
If successful, the pilot will provide Cellnex with an open network architecture with the primary benefits of flexible network deployments and smoother upgrades.