1. Open RAN Revolution:
You say you want disaggregation, well you know, we all want to change the world
Andy Jones
jonesthefone consulting
May 2020
2. Open RAN Manifesto
• Decouple hardw are and softw are
• Democratize innovation
• Diversify the supply chain
• Disrupt the duopoly in the West
• De-risk “risky” vendors from the East
• Disaggregation Rules OK!
3. 2
• “Cracks have appeared in Open RAN [that] could
rival the split between the People's Front of Judea
and the Judean People's Front in Life of Brian”
• None of the various “factions” is addressing the most
important barrier to Open RAN economics & adoption
Open RAN – United Front or Divided Factions?
4. Disaggregation undermines holistic efficiencies
• Major incumbent vendors have >100 years of system engineering experien
• They are masters in the art of System Release Management
• Full RAN system is validated once at “goods out” for every major release
• Functionality and performance is validated
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5. Open RAN System Release Validation as a Service
• Restoring the natural efficiency of a holistic system
• Enabling “Test Once, Deploy Many Times”