1&1 builds its network with Open RAN • Table.Briefings

Mobile operator 1&1 plans to build a new 5G network entirely without Huawei components. The company is partnering with Japan’s Rakuten for this purpose. This shows that it is possible to proceed without relying on the Chinese company. However, for established providers, such a conversion would be very costly.

The German government’s new China strategy aims to better protect critical infrastructure from the access of rival powers. To achieve this, it plans to quickly introduce a „critical infrastructure“ law. One central aspect of this law is the data networks and, in particular, the 5G mobile network expansion

1&1 builds its network with Open RAN instead of Huawei

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