TRAI Chairman: ‘Open RAN will present opportunities’

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Chairman PD Vaghela on Tuesday stated that use of Open RAN (radio entry community) and software program outlined telecom networks will open new alternatives for Indian entities to enter into the community gear market. He stated the federal government’s transfer to encourage native firms to rollout the 4G community of BSNL will present a right away alternative to the Indian producers within the gear area.
“We can leverage the capabilities of the IT sector to build, operate and maintain software products which can serve India as well as global telecom industry at a reasonable price. We all know the maximum value addition is in the technology development,” Vaghela stated on the fifteenth India Digital Summit, organised by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). Vaghela stated timing is acceptable for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ as the prevailing provide chains are getting disrupted and new alternatives are rising. “In telecommunications, developments related to Open RAN and software defined networks are opening new opportunities for Indian entities to enter into the network equipment market,” he stated. —FE