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Open RAN in Brownfield: A Step Forward, but the Journey Continues. The recent news on AT&T’s RAPP deployment in a brownfield Open RAN environment is an interesting step toward addressing one of the toughest challenges in telecom: modernizing existing networks without disrupting live services. Brownfield is where the real complexity lies—legacy systems, vendor lock-ins, and operational inertia make it far harder than greenfield deployments. RAPPs (RAN Applications) running on the RIC promise vendor-neutral innovation, AI-driven optimization, and faster feature rollouts. But success here isn’t about a single deployment—it’s about scaling intelligence and automation while ensuring SLAs stay intact. To me, this marks progress, but also raises an important technical question: How can we ensure RIC/RAPP integration delivers measurable performance gains at scale in latency-sensitive workloads without adding orchestration complexity in brownfield networks? Looking forward to your thoughts.  

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Nokia Q2 2025 Earnings Are Out – Cloud & Network Services Had 14% YoY Growth Net Sales: +2% YoY reported growth, supported by the Infinera acquisition; -1% on a comparable basis due to FX headwinds and Mobile Networks decline. Mobile Networks: –13% YoY due to one-time revenue benefit in Q2 2024. Network Infrastructure: +8% YoY with growth across all business units. Cloud and Network Services (CNS): +14% YoY driven by strength in Core Networks and strong margin improvement – a standout performer this quarter. Nokia Technologies: +3% YoY growth from new licensing deals. Follow Appledore Research for our coverage on Nokia and the CNS group.

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📡“Open RAN is successful — and it is here to stay,” said Ranjeet Kumar Patro, Director Product Management & Head of Presales (RAN BU) Rakuten Symphony, at #IMC2025 during the panel 5G Evolution: Optimization through Intelligent RAN (Part B), reaffirming the long-term viability and global momentum of Open RAN ⚙️. A strong signal for an open, interoperable, future-ready network ecosystem 🌍 #IMC2025 #DigitalIndia #InnovatetoTransform #OpenRAN #TelecomInnovation #RANIntelligence #5Gto6G #FutureNetworks #RakutenAtIMC Cellular Operators Association of India - COAI Department of Telecommunications ( DOT )

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In an exclusive interview with Telecom Review, Sanjay Malik, EVP & Chief Strategy and Business Officer at Tejas Networks, shares how the company is expanding its horizons — evolving from strong optical and broadband foundations to becoming a leader in wireless technologies. The discussion covers: - Tejas Networks’ journey across the wireline and wireless domains - The importance of indigenous innovation in global telecom markets - How scalable 4G and 5G solutions are driving future-ready networks Read the full interview to explore Tejas Networks’ vision for the next phase of global connectivity. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dSnShyNp #TejasNetworks #TelecomReview #TelecomLeadership #WirelessInnovation #OpticalNetworks #Broadband #5G #GlobalConnectivity #TelecomIndustry

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Open RAN adoption continues to progress as #MNOs move deployments forward and evaluate multi-vendor paths, with Samsung’s Alok Shah pointing to encouraging momentum across open RAN and #vRAN efforts, according to Monica Alleven via Fierce Network. https://lnkd.in/gPgGscXW

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Do you have a renewal or refresh of your ADC infrastructure on the horizon? This IDC report reveals the real-world numbers around the benefit of #NetScaler across productivity, reduction in unplanned downtime, and helping your staff work more efficiently in terms of day to day admin and troubleshooting. In addition, Customers saw a remarkable **387% three-year ROI** Read the full report here for the specifics on how #NetScaler #ADC can help your organisation: http://spr.ly/6049f4QHL

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Constl and Nokia are proud to announce a strategic partnership, starting with the deployment of a state-of-the-art DWDM-based optical transport network across the Mumbai metropolitan area, with the potential to extend to other key metros and regions in the future, marking a strong milestone for India’s webscale ecosystem and another step forward in trusted optical performance. As Constl' technology partner, Nokia is providing high-capacity metro and data center interconnect (DCI) connectivity powered by our 1830 PSS platforms, featuring: Coherent optics for the lowest cost and power per bit C+L-band transmission to double fiber capacity with minimal incremental investment Contention-free CDC-F architecture for SLA assurance and rapid service restoration Faster time to market to support telecom providers, AI workloads, cloud interconnect and OTT services

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Red Hat x Light Reading reveal how global #telco operators are scaling #5G Standalone in 2025. ✅ Top driver: Better services ⚠️ Slicing & acceleration = cautious bets ☁️ Cloud-native rising, public cloud lags

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Consolidated Communications, one of America’s fastest-growing fibre internet and network companies, announced on September 17 a planned CEO transition that includes the future appointment of COO Gaurav Juneja to CEO at the beginning of 2026. As part of the transition, current CEO Bob Udell will work closely with Mr Juneja to ensure a smooth transition, after which Mr Udell will become Vice Chairman of Consolidated’s Board of Directors. https://lnkd.in/gQFiKMkM Consolidated Communications Gaurav Juneja David Fuller Andrew Frey #WBO #leadership #transition #appointment #executive

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