Network software provider Mavenir has expanded its capabilities in Europe with the launch of an Open RAN Centre of Excellence in Germany as it looks to build on the momentum it’s gained in Open RAN technologies in the past year.
Based in Bonn, with satellite teams in Düsseldorf and Munich, the Centre of Excellence is designed to support European MNOs with Open RAN engineering, planning, design, system integration and deployment.
“Mavenir’s Centre of Excellence in Germany is developing advanced Open RAN end-to-end skills and supporting our German customers with localised support to accelerate Open RAN deployments,” said Vishant Vora, president, global operations and managed services at Mavenir.
Last year, Germany's digital infrastructure ministry announced €300m ($344m) in funding to develop and test Open RAN technology in the country.
“This latest Centre of Excellence further extends access to Mavenir’s Open RAN expertise across Europe and complements existing R&D design centres of excellence in Sweden, the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom,” added Puneet Sethi, SVP and GM of RAN business at Mavenir.
The announcement comes after Mavenir recently launched its OpenBeam portfolio of O-RAN compliant radio products, offering MNOs with Open RAN solutions spanning micro, macro, millimetre wave (mmWave), and massive MIMO (mMIMO) use cases.
