Nokia, A1 Group successfully trial 5G SA Cloud RAN

NEW DELHI: Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia Monday said it has successfully trialed its Cloud RAN solution on A1 Group’s commercial 5G network in Bulgaria.

“The trial, which took place in Sofia, saw the companies successfully perform an end-to-end 5G data call (Layer 3 call) utilising Nokia’s Cloud RAN solution as well as its AirFrame servers,” Nokia said in a statement.

Nokia said A1 is testing the capabilities of Cloud RAN technology to assess the value of “transforming to the cloud”. The companies used a commercial 3GPP standard 5G SA device was used during the trial.

“This trial demonstrated the progress that has been made toward the commercial viability of larger-scale Cloud RAN deployments,” the gear maker claimed.