Deutsche Telekom picks Nokia, Fujitsu, Mavenir to start commercial Open RAN deployment

German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom has partnered with gear makers Nokia, Fujitsu, and Mavenir to commence commercial open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) deployment across its European footprint.

Nokia and Fujitsu have been chosen as partners for an initial commercial open RAN introduction in Germany from 2023 onwards, the telco said in a statement, adding that customers in the Neubrandenburg area will receive 2G, 4G and 5G services from the deployment in the ‘brownfield’ network environment of Telekom Deutschland.

In addition, Mavenir has been chosen as partner for an initial multi-vendor deployment in DT’s European footprint starting in 2023.