Evolving RAN architectures: Early lessons on embedding flexibility and openness
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The RAN is evolving towards greater openness and disaggregation, but the path is hybrid and incremental. This report explores the challenges operators face, early lessons from deployments, and why embedding openness and flexibility early is critical to long-term competitiveness.
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Format: PDF filePages: 14Author: Miriam SabapathyPublication date: October 2025
The RAN is evolving towards greater openness and disaggregation, but the path is hybrid and incremental. This report explores the challenges operators face, early lessons from deployments, and why embedding openness and flexibility early is critical to long-term competitiveness.
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- The RAN is moving towards open, disaggregated architectures
- Early deployments are beginning to address initial challenges
- Concerns over technical, operational and commercial issues remain
- Real-world deployments are beginning to address key challenges
- Flexibility and openness are critical to avoid lock-in and enable future innovation
- Two elements are emerging as central to avoiding this outcome: cloud flexibility and open interfaces
- Key recommendations for operators
