The megatrend of mobile networks: Is Open RAN stuck?

On Thursday, June 22, Florian Hollender, partner at nxt Statista Consultants, and Niklas Erben, Consultant at nxt Statista, shared a strategic view on a megatrend of mobile networks and what every innovator can learn from it.

Open RAN – the disaggregation of previously monolithic technology that makes mobile networks go - promised network operators lower costs, a more diverse network of component vendors to choose from and even higher speed of innovation.

What has become of those promises, and what can companies outside the telecommunications industry learn from it?

During the webinar, Florian and Niklas took stock from a strategic and non-technical perspective and focused on the following aspects:

• Why operators have such a hard time adopting Open RAN at scale – and why it is worth the effort.
• How hyperscalers like Google and AWS are partnering – and attacking at the same time.
• Why the AI-controlled network might be enabled by Open RAN – yet still is some time away.
• Why it is an uphill battle to foster a technology startup ecosystem – even when you do everything right.
• Why geopolitics remain an important driver – but also drive complexity.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to webinars@statista.com.