Axiata conducts open RAN commercial field pilots in three countries

KUALA LUMPUR: Telecommunications firm Axiata Group Bhd (Axiata) has conducted Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN) commercial field pilots at selected sites in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka as it targets large-scale commercial deployments by year-end.

Group executive vice-president (technology) Thomas Hundt said the commercial pilots were deployed through strategic partnerships with leading global network solutions providers -- Mavenir and Parallel Wireless -- which was supported by Infosys as systems integrator.