Bell, Nokia expand 5G partnership with Cloud and Open RAN deployment

Bell and Nokia announced last week an expansion of their 5G network infrastructure partnership that will modernize Bell’s network with Cloud and Open RAN capabilities, thereby improving agility, scalability and efficiency, according to a joint press release. “Bell’s deployment of Cloud RAN infrastructure is a strategic stepping stone toward Bell’s broader Open RAN vision,” the release said. “Nokia’s anyRAN approach offers Bell flexible RAN evolution options — purpose-built, hybrid, or Cloud RAN solutions — enabling network monetization, interoperability, vendor diversity, and reduced vendor lock-in.” This multi-year contract extension will see Bell leverage Nokia’s energy-efficient 5G AirScale portfolio, powered by Red Hat OpenShift and...