James Kirby
Open Network Index: evaluating operators’ progress and attitudes to ‘openness’ across core, RAN and edge
Open networks apply proven cloud concepts to the networking domain while enabling components to be sourced from a broad ecosystem of vendors. To understand operator progress towards open networks, Analysys Mason surveyed 50 leading Tier-1 operators worldwide between December 2023 and January 2024, and benchmarked operator progress from a vision/strategy perspective and a technical perspective. Findings included: