58 O-RAN ALLIANCE members and participants plan to present 65 demonstrations of their O-RAN based technology and solutions at MWC Barcelona 2023 or the O-RAN Virtual Exhibition, and welcome visitors to join their booths.
O-RAN ALLIANCE prepared an interactive map for easy navigation to booths showcasing O-RAN demos at MWC exhibition.
O-RAN ALLIANCE is proud to recognize below listed companies and institutions showcasing the latest set of O-RAN demos.
Intelligent RAN control demonstrations at MWC Barcelona 2023 include
- Capgemini and Intel showcase energy-saving O-RAN rApp, that significantly reduces power consumption in O-RU by intelligently switching off/on one or more cells and/or carriers using O1 and/or Open fronthaul M-plane parameter configurations, based on cell load prediction. Off/on switching is accompanied with appropriate traffic steering, to ensure service-continuity and quality-of-service.
Capgemini, Hall 2, Stand 2B90
- Capgemini and VIAVI jointly present a solution with the VIAVI Location Intelligence xApp and rApp on Capgemini’s cloud-native Near-RT and Non-RT RIC platforms. This provides complete control of expected QoE when optimizing the network. The VIAVI Location Intelligence r/xApp provides foundational capability on RIC by offering highly granular performance & QoE measures for all subscribers and devices.
Capgemini, Hall 2, Stand 2B90
- Capgemini and PiWorks present the joint solution with PiWorks’s RSI rAPP on Capgemini’s cloud native Non-RT RIC platform. This RSI rApp on RIC framework provides capability to monitor RACH Index values for all the cells and provides complete control to tackle the challenge of cell performance in dense urban area.
Capgemini, Hall 2, Stand 2B90
- China Mobile demonstrates O-RAN Prototype along with Near-RT RIC and O-Cloud that is consistent with the performance of traditional RAN. In addition, along with the Near-RT RIC, the prototype can provice the intelligent capability to realize SLA assurance of industry service.
O-RAN Virtual Exhibition
- China Mobile and H3C demonstrate an O-RAN based Pravite 5G solution for Industry, including disaggregated network components and RAN Intelligent Controller, with a field trial in a factory to realize the of application-level SLA assurance.
O-RAN Virtual Exhibition
- China Mobile, Southeast University and Purple Mountain Laboratories jointly demonstrate O-RAN based RAN Slice SLA assurance use case, with a general design of xApp and RIC APIs, which provides a good xApp design reference for the industry. Finally, a slicing SLA assurance xApp is showed by a testing.
O-RAN Virtual Exhibition
- Groundhog demonstrates O-CLOUD and Intelligent RAN control using CovMo™, a cloud-native geo-location solution that detects and mitigates a multitude of challenges currently faced by MNOs including RAN-optimization, VIP-care, and next-generation network rollout strategies. Combining superior accuracy and geo-KPIs, CovMo™ intelligently provides critical insights on the QoS experienced by the subscribers.
Taiwan Pavilion, Hall 5, Stand 5A61
- HCLTech demonstrates Bouncer xApp, which is a Near-RT RIC benchmarking xApp deployed on Near-RT RIC along with VIAVI RIC Test as E2 node emulator in order to show the scenario when the E2 node numbers can be scaled in count of 100, 500, 1000 or more by using E2AP functional procedures. RIC Subscription request, RIC Indication are the E2AP messages used for benchmarking scenarios. In this demo 50 E2 nodes are configured from E2 node and for the same numbers, E2AP Functional procedures are performed. The communication between the xApp and E2 node(VIAVI RIC Test) is done over E2 interface.
O-RAN Virtual Exhibition
- HCLSoftware demonstrates state-of-the-art O-RAN functionality of its innovative HCL Augmented Network Automation (HCL ANA) cRIC/SMO platform, which enables CSPs to automate and optimize mobile RAN using AI-Powered rApps. We showcase HCL ANA’s R1+ Framework for hosting rApps and O1 Southbound Interface towards O-RAN Network Elements.
HCL, Hall 2, Stand 2E19
- ITRI develops an AI-Driven Non-RT RIC which supports A1/R1 and SMO framework interfaces and provides AI/ML operation tool for rApp to complete AI/ML workflow. In this demonstration, we present the management of rApp lifecycle and the training process of a drone position prediction model which can be used for deciding handover policy.
O-RAN Virtual Exhibition
- Inventec demonstrates a painless procedure of O-RAN deployment by a real use case of Nexcom Huaya smart factory with 5G-enabled dashboard system and AMR applications based on O-RAN architecture, in order to provide demanding flexibility and reliability.
Trend Micro & CTOne, Hotel Fira Congress, B1F
- Juniper Networks demonstrates a standard compliant O-RAN SMO that is purpose built for 5G network slicing to enable communication service providers to provision, manage, and monetize custom network services on demand. The demo showcases O-RAN SMO capabilities such as O-RAN FOCOM, NFO, and RAN Slice SLA Assurance rApp/xApp.
Juniper Networks, Hall 2, Stand 2D12
- Juniper Networks demonstrates Energy Savings rApp/xApp on top of O-RAN compliant RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) platform enabling service providers to deliver all the mobile services but still meet their sustainability targets.
Juniper Networks, Hall 2, Stand 2D12
- Lenovo presents a Deep Learning based solution that dynamically anticipate overload situations by means of a long short-term memory (LSTM) neural network. This demo validates the solution in the RIC platform integrated with an E2 Node Agent software emulator.
O-RAN Virtual Exhibition
- LITEON demonstrates the comprehensive O-RAN solution with sub-6G and mmWave RUs managed by the RIC. The open architecture can support rapid installation, flexibility densification, and high performance for a variety of vertical applications. It will show a new level of flexibility, innovation, and market competition within the industry like manufacturing, healthcare, and entertainment.
LITEON, Hall 5, Stand 5I20
- NYCU demonstrates an Indoor and Outdoor Positioning Use Case. The proposed hybrid positioning scheme over O-RAN and 3GPP R15 infrastructure, it presents the same accuracy level to 3GPP R16. The proposed AI-assisted analysis of the positioning mechanism utilizes UE assistance information from MEC. The Real Scenarios in the academic field can be found in this demo.
O-RAN Virtual Exhibition
- The Open6G team at Northeastern University demonstrates zTouch, a zero-touch intent-based framework for Open RAN neutral host and private cellular applications. zTouch is designed to make complex tasks, such as managing, monitoring, and controlling 5G systems, simple and intuitive through a zero-touch intent-based automation platform.
O-RAN Virtual Exhibition
- Reply demonstrates a sample of E2, A1, Dashboard and gRPC API capabilities which are supported by the Reply xApp through which users can monitor and control the xApps’ behaviour, as the foundation on which Reply can aid operators and vendors to develop custom RAN optimisation use cases and business logic.
O-RAN Virtual Exhibition
- Rimedo Labs demonstrates the integration of the QoS-based Resource Allocation xApp (QRA-xApp) into the open source SD-RAN Near-Real-Time RIC from ONF. The solution highlights the opportunities to control the xApp via the policies through the A1 interface as defined by the O-RAN ALLIANCE, which enables manipulation of the behavior of the corresponding RRM algorithm based on the current strategy coming from the SMO.
O-RAN Virtual Exhibition
- University of Málaga demonstrates the need to identify a feedback mechanism in the O-RAN architecture for the joint management of radio and virtualized resources by the inclusion of a vRAN cross management entity that interacts in the SMO with a video quality optimization rApp before sending a configuration change order via the O-RAN E2 interface. The demo proves how commands sent in the form of radio parameters through the E2 can be self-defeating without a computer-radio aware entity.
O-RAN Virtual Exhibition
- VMware demonstrates how VMware Energy Savings rApp, powered by VMware Centralized RIC (ie; NonReal-Time RIC), minimizes power consumption in Open RAN deployments by detecting cell traffic usage and powering down unused capacity cells without impacting overall UE and network performances.
VMware, Hall 3, Stand 3M11
- VMware and Intel demonstrate how to leverage fully virtualized RAN to monitor and dynamically control resources available in RAN slices. The solution uses Intel FlexRAN L1 PHY SW, E2SM-KPM and E2SM-RC libraries, VMWare Distributed RIC and demo xApp to modify PRB allocations per UE and guarantee negotiated performance levels (SLAs).
VMware, Hall 3, Stand 3M11
- Vodafone, Intel, Keysight, Radisys and Wind River demonstrate a new design and verification framework designed for dynamic closed-loop power management of O-Cloud resources in multi-vendor Open RAN systems in live networks. Using Vodafone’s network traffic profiles, the demonstration showcases resource optimization to achieve energy savings without impacting customer experience.
Vodafone, Hall 3 Stand 3E11
- Vodafone, Juniper Networks and Parallel Wireless demonstrate real-time radio resource management in a live O-RAN network with Juniper RIC and Juniper/Parallel Wireless rApps/xApps. These rApps/xApps enable real-world use cases that deliver better user experiences with improved economics.
Juniper Networks, Hall 2, Stand 2D12
Open RAN demonstrations at MWC Barcelona 2023 include
- 4 members of the 5G WIN consortium (RunEL NGMT, Parallel Wireless, Ceragon and Pente) partnered under the Israeli Innovation Authority to demonstrate at MWC 2023 an Open RAN compliant Ecosystem. The demonstration video shows and End to End 5G Private Network using O-RAN open fronthaul interface between RunEL O-RU and Parallel Wireless O-DU and O-CU as well as Ceragon Backhaul and Pente Networks Core.
RunEL NGMT, Hall 8.1, Stand 8.1B62.1
- Aarna showcases O-RAN services and management orchestration of Rebaca’s O-RAN simulators and an automation framework to validate O-RAN specification-based test cases with O-Cloud on a hybrid cloud infrastructure from Red Hat. The O-Cloud infrastructure is validated using VoerEir´s “Touchstone” software to accomplish independent performance assessment and optimization.
Red Hat, Hall 2, Stand 2F30
- Analog Devices presents a radio wall displaying a variety of available Open RAN radio units. Included will be devices from more than 15 suppliers. The display includes Small Cells, Macro Cell, massive MIMO, and Backhaul RUs. QR Codes link to more information about each device.
Analog Devices, Hall 2, Stand 2B18
- Analog Devices and Radisys showcase complete End To End Interoperability using ADI’s O-RAN compliant 8T8R O-RU reference design platform with Radisys O-RAN compliant 5G CU and DU protocol software. With this reference design platform and Radisys 5G software stack customers can develop complete O-RAN solutions with minimal development time and cost.
Analog Devices, Hall 2, Stand 2B18
- Analog Devices and Keysight demonstrate energy efficiency measurements from an ADI O-RAN radio unit reference design using Keysight's O-RAN measurement environment and showcase significant energy savings using advanced sleep mechanisms in the ADI radio chipset. Since the Radio Access Network (RAN) consumes 70-80% of total energy in cellular networks, optimization in the O-RU is critical to reducing the carbon footprint.
Analog Devices, Hall 2, Stand 2B18
- Analog Devices and Marvell demonstrate an advanced 5G Massive MIMO Radio Unit (RU) design that supports high antenna counts and multi-gigabit per second throughput for both integrated RAN and Open RAN deployments. Leveraging the companies’ complementary radio silicon and RU software suite, the Massive MIMO design delivers power, weight and performance improvements inherent with ASIC solutions.
Analog Devices, Hall 2, Stand 2B18
- Analog Devices showcases its mmWave array portfolio coupled to IF chipset with compliant 7.2x split, and our next generation mmWave beamforming platform with 25% efficiency improvement over alternative solutions, for a lighter, smaller radio delivering more coverage, driving lower CapEx, OpEx and carbon footprint for network operators.
Analog Devices, Hall 2, Stand 2B18
- Analog Devices, VIAVI and Rohde & Schwarz jointly demonstrate O-RAN WG4 fronthaul conformance. Analog Devices 8T8R O-RU reference design and development kit is validated by VIAVI’s automated TM500 O-RU tester with R&S SMW200A vector signal generator, R&S FSVA3000 spectrum analyzer and the R&S VSE signal analysis software.
Analog Devices, Hall 2, Stand 2B18
- Synchronization is one of O-RAN network key challenges. Anritsu contributes to build secure mobile network by providing a unique solution for O-RU testing that improves the test efficiency via automation and offers test scenarios closer to real network situation. Anritsu demonstrates synchronization error tolerance testing, O-RAN fronthaul conformance testing together with test automation.
Anritsu, Hall 5, Stand 5D41
- Pure software private 5G network using the Red Hat OpenShift containerization platform, provides unseen scalability and ease of upgrade. The solution relies on Ampere/Arm chipset on Supermicro server and Open RAN RUs by Benetel. The O-CU/O-DU modules are supplied by Effnet and Phluido and 5G Core Network by Druid Software.
Arm, Hall 2, Stand 2I60
- ArrayComm demonstrates its 5G Distributed Small Cell in a 5G SA E2E network, which includes an O-DU, Fronthaul Gateways, and O-RUs, demonstrating its high performance and stability testing with measured large uplink throughputs per cell and per O-DU.
ArrayComm, Hall 5, Stand 5F21
- ArrayComm demonstrates its 5G Distributed Small Cell E2E capability based on a Marvell platform white-box base station. O-RAN Option7.2x eCPRI fronthaul interface and SCF FAPI are used by the white-box base station, which can be widely used in the capacity coverage improvement scenarios and can be easily deployed as cloud RAN.
ArrayComm, Hall 5, Stand 5F21
- ArrayComm demonstrates a hyperconverged, GPU-accelerated, software-defined “ready-to-go” 5G+AI solution. This solution creates a new form of 5G network based on COTS (GPU server) through the O-RAN Option7.2 eCPRI fronthaul interface and SCF FAPI, enabling the 5G network with computing power, making it easy for enterprises, telecom operators, and cloud service providers to integrate the 5G and edge AI ecosystems.
ArrayComm, Hall 5, Stand 5F21
- Artiza Networks demonstrates load and stress test system DuoSIM-5G. The virtual demo shows why the load and stress tests for gNB is important, how they are standardized in O-RAN TIFG E2E Test Specification, and how the system can be deployed as a scalable load and stress test system for gNB.
Artiza Networks, Hall 7, Stand 7B12
- Azcom Technology showcases an O-RAN compliant Multi-RAT 5G RU reference design, the AZR-5000 RU. The reference can also be utilized for initial 5G network field trials or integration purposes.
Azcom Technology, Hall 5, Stand 5J54
- CapGemini and Aarna Networks demonstrate how to validate containerized CU/DU orchestration and management via Aarna Networks’ O-RAN SMO and CapGemini Engineering’s vCU, vDU and O1 interface in order to test vRAN FCAPS capability based on the O1 interface between SMO/vCU/vDU in a 3-Pod architecture.
Capgemini, Hall 2, Stand 2B90
- Comba showcases the first-of-its-kind full brownfield compatible Multi-RAT O-RU, featuring GSM, UMTS, LTE, NR, NB-IoT and LTE-M support. The last pieces of the puzzle for a one-to-one replacement of legacy RAN, the IoT/M2M RAT support in form of NB-IOT and LTE-M, has been added since last year- demonstrating the power of the software defined radio platform.
Comba, Hall 2, Stand 2F35
- CommScope demonstrates a split architecture for mMIMO radio and a passive-active antenna platform by splitting into the mMIMO unit into a Antenna Filter Unit (AFU) and Radio (RU) and presenting CommScope MosaicTM passive-active antenna platform ready to integrate an Open RAN mMIMO Radio Unit with a passive FDD antenna in order to enable state of the art antenna systems for the Open RAN industry.
CommScope, Hall 2, 2F40
- Deutsche Telekom, Keysight and Radisys jointly showcase a novel approach designed to achieve energy savings and resource pooling gains for O-RAN systems in an automated, closed-loop manner. Using DT’s traffic profiles, the demonstration shows CPU resources scaling to dynamically provide the appropriate capacity for vDU and vCU under different loads.
Radisys, Hall 5, Stand 5B81
Keysight Technologies, Hall 5, Stand 5E12
- A short cybersecurity presentation created by the Fortinet PM team and narrated by Pablo Molinero, Sr. Director Telco Product Management at Fortinet addresses the potential application of cybersecurity elements in an O-RAN environment. The presentation uses a Threat model to highlight where and how cybersecurity can be deployed.
Fortinet, Hall 5, Stand 5C13
- Fujitsu, NVIDIA and Wind River demonstrate a high performance, energy efficient virtual DU that performs real time XR rendering by combing inline accelerator and edge computing on the same card in order to combine 5G’s high speed/low latency with on-board AI to deliver latency sensitive applications in a single server.
Fujitsu, Hall 4, Stand 4E20
- HFCL, Aarna Networks, and Athonet demonstrate a Private 5G use case with HFCL’s small cell integrated with an Aarna Networks' O-RAN SMO and automated end-to-end with Athonet’s Mobile core network in order to support zero-touch provisioning for faster deployment and enable control loop automation for operational efficiency.
- HFR demonstrates a full set of Private 5G solutions as branded as my5GTM including Service management, 5G Core, vCU/DU, O-RU and Fronthaul multiplxor. They are cooperate with MEC and CPE for end-to-end services.
HFR, Hall 2, Stand 2B72
- Intel is showcasing an end-to-end 5G NR system demonstration, including O-DU and O-RU capabilities. The demo includes their N6000 Acceleration Development Platform as a virtual Cell Site Router (vCSR) connected to an O-RU platform leveraging Intel’s O-RAN/1588/Low-PHY and DFE solutions code-named “Sail River” running on Intel’s power efficient Agilex FPGA.
Intel, Hall 3, Stand 3E31
- LIONS Technology demonstrates O-RAN E2E commercialization by mandatory radio conformity and product safety certifications in order to legally sell the hardware products to US, Germany, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan market.
O-RAN Virtual Exhibition
- MiTAC showcases a COST X86 Server for O-DU which design in all 5G hardware features on a motherboard such as IEEE1588 time synchronization, dry contact, FEC accelerator. This O-DU servers run with a MiTAC O-CU server that passed 2021 O-RAN plug fest accomplish a 5G end to end 8k video streaming demo.
O-RAN Virtual Exhibition
- NVIDIA and OpenAirInterface provide an E2E 5G radio network that comprises the OAI 5G L2/L3 radio stack interfacing with the NVIDIA Aerial GPU- and NIC-accelerated L1 using FAPI and with a commercial O-RU using the O-RAN 7.2x functional split. NVIDIA NIC technology provides FH eCPRI, SyncE, and PTP timing.
O-RAN Virtual Exhibition
- Picocom further demonstrates an O-RAN split 7.2 architecture interoperability milestone using Picocom’s PC802 ORANIC in-line PHY/NIC card in a DU with Radisys Connect RAN 5G stack software, interfacing to PC802 based O-RUs over the O-RAN Open Fronthaul Interface in this end-to-end demo.
Picocom, Hall 5, Stand 5I32
- Reign, a new HTC subsidiary, demonstrates Open RAN Stack and Open Interface using portable 5G private network solution (REIGN CORE) powered several experiences at Mobile World Congress, including cloud VR streaming to HTC VIVE Focus 3 and 5G virtual production simultaneously on the same private 5G network.
HTC, Hall 7, Stand 7A40
- SUTD, Keysight and QCT jointly demonstrate an Open RAN cyber-assessment framework designed for security and resilience testing of O-RAN systems and components. This framework leverages Keysight’s O-RAN security test suite to validate QCT’s O-RAN based OmniRAN solution using a highly parameterized threat-centric attack injection methodology designed by SUTD.
Quanta Cloud Technology, Hall 5, Stand 5E21
Keysight Technologies, Hall 5, Booth 5E12
- Spirent demonstrates O-RU wraparound performance testing by emulating a real-time UE, O-DU, O-CU, and core to evaluate O-RU performance as in the live network. Spirent’s O-RU test solution is the first and only O-RU solution that can emulate all real components and test with any commercial device or application.
Spirent, Hall 2,Meeting rooms 2.1C11Ex, 2.1C13Ex, 2.1C15Ex
- Spirent’s O-DU solution allows real-world testing of O-DU elements in a software-centric setup. A single user interface controls all elements for functional, performance, and capacity testing, incorporating Spirent’s industry-leading CU and core emulation capabilities. This demo walks through the solution and gives an overview of the interface, reporting, and capabilities.
Spirent, Hall 2,Meeting rooms 2.1C11Ex, 2.1C13Ex, 2.1C15Ex
- Spirent demonstrates its End-to-End Open RAN test solution enabling the ability to accomplish functional, interoperability, performance, and compliance testing with either a real or emulated UE. This demo walks through the architecture of the solution and gives an overview of the interface, reporting, and capabilities.
Spirent, Hall 2,Meeting rooms 2.1C11Ex, 2.1C13Ex, 2.1C15Ex
- Telefonica, Juniper Networks and Keysight demonstrate O-RAN Fronthaul Transport over a multi-hop packet-switched network using Juniper ACX Series routers for O-RAN fronthaul, Keysight Novus IxNetwork O-RU/O-DU emulators, and Keysight Metronome GPS timing to validate O-RAN Fronthaul Transport interoperability and performance including timing and synchronization, latency, and jitter.
O-RAN Virtual Exhibition
- VIAVI and AMD demonstrate testing of an OAI O-DU/O-CU with the VIAVI TMLite that does both UE and O-RU emulation. This demo is for performance testing of the OAI O-DU/O-CU over the O-RAN fronthaul interface with multiple UEs showing KPIs such as the UL/DL throughput.
O-RAN Virtual Exhibition
- Viettel showcases its newest O-RAN demo towards the future of 5G called Massive MIMO 32T32R. This demo will test the 5G commercial UE OTA with Viettel 5G NSA gNodeB, which runs in Intel X86 COTS Server integrated with Viettel Outdoor Macro O-RU 32T32R, all built on O-RAN Category B architecture. UE speed test give DL: 1066 Mbps (4 Layer) and UL: 60.8 Mbps (1 Layer).
Viettel Group, Hall 4, Stand 4E30
- Viettel showcases an end-to-end Macro 8T8R system based on O-RAN Open Front-Haul. This integrated system is verified using a commercial UE/sim card, Viettel’s public network, UE Emulator from VIAVI, support SU-MIMO 4T4R up to 1.7Gbps for downlink and 150Mbps for uplink.
O-RAN Virtual Exhibition
- Viettel showcases a 5G commercial UE with Viettel 5G NSA gNodeB, which is running Viettel’s CU/DU software on the same Intel x86 server and integrated with Viettel’s Mirco O-RU, all built on the O-RAN IP/UDP architecture. The O-DU and O-RU are connected through a transport network. This is the first step on the way to Viettel’s C-RAN solution.
O-RAN Virtual Exhibition
- Wind River demonstrates orchestration of workload over an Open-Source O-Cloud built from O-RAN Software Community INF project, in order to showcase how easily a SMO could be integrated with O-Cloud by leveraging O-RAN O2 interfaces based to O-RAN Specifications.
Wind River, Hall 2, Stand 2F25
- WNC presents an E2E O-RAN solution that incorporates O-DU, O-CU, O-RU and O-RAN management software, with the O-RU having received Certification of Conformance from the O-RAN ALLIANCE. At MWC, WNC will show how it can implement 5G O-RAN for customers in manufacturing, healthcare, and AR/VR entertainment applications.
Wistron NeWeb Corp., Hall 2, Stand 2A18MR
- Wiwynn showcases the flexibility and the capability of Wiwynn EP100G2 edge server based on Intel 4th Generation Xeon® Scalable Processors. With O-RAN compliant 5GC, O-CU, and O-DU running on Wiwynn EP100G2, it supports the whole network for stadium, factory, mall, railway station and also can fulfill other large coverage applications.
Taiwan Pavilion, Hall 5, Stand 5A61
