AT&T’s cloud platform decision: will it opt for disaggregated Open RAN?

In this podcast, Caroline Chappell, expert in cloud-native technologies, discusses a key test for AT&T’s open network credentials. The question is whether AT&T will pair its cloud platform with RAN functions from Ericsson or opt for a third-party telecoms cloud platform. This decision will shape the future capability to run RAN functions from various vendors in the future. This podcast discusses why a horizontal cloud platform is necessary for Open RAN why high-capacity network operators (brownfield operators) need to take steps towards adopting Open RAN while incorporating openness into the process who the horizontal cloud platform contenders are for AT&T’s Open RAN deployment and who is best placed to win the prize. Read the associated article.