1.Increased Importance of Open RAN
2.Emerging Telecoms Introduce Open Ran into Their networks
2.1 Rakuten Mobile
2.1.1 Rakuten Mobile’s Development of 5G Open RAN
2.1.2 Rakuten Mobile Expands to Oversea Markets with RCP
2.2 Dish Wireless
2.2.1 Dish’s Development of 5G Open RAN
3.Traditional Telecoms Start to Develop Open Ran
3.1 Vodafone
3.1.1 Commits to Open RAN Rollout
3.1.2 5G Open RAN Supply Chain to Support Deployment and Testing
3.1.3 Expands Open RAN Ecosystem
3.2 Telefónica
3.2.1 Develops Open RAN Step by Step
3.3 Deutsche Telekom
3.3.1 Aims to Make Large-scale Deployment in 2023 & 2024
3.3.2 Launches O-RAN Town for Open RAN Trials and Verification
3.4 Other Traditional Telecoms’ Open RAN Development
3.4.1 Verizon Adopts Samsung’s vRAN Solution
3.4.2 NTT DOCOMO Establishes its 5G Open RAN Ecosystem
3.4.3 Middle East’s Major Telecoms Co-develop Open RAN
4.Conclusion
4.1 Challenges to be Solved before Large-scale Open RAN Deployment
4.1.1 The Need to Integrate with Existing Network Architecture Efficiently
4.1.2 The Need to Validate the Actual Performance of Open RAN
4.2 Opportunities and Threats Derived from Formation of Open RAN Supply Chains
4.2.1 Leading Vendors’ Own Open RAN Supply Chain Makes them Telecoms’ First Choice as Partners
4.2.2 Smaller Vendors Have Difficulty Tapping into the Open RAN Market by Selling Software or Hardware
Appendix
Glossary of Terms
List of Companies