Open radio alliance

The NGMN Alliance in Europe has endorsed the proposal to seek establishment of an ETSI industry specification group (ISG) - open radio equipment interface to further develop and maintain the specifications for open interfaces between remote equipment control and radio equipment.

The specifications will be built on the implementation recommendations that have already been developed within the alliance. The aim of the specifications will be to ensure more economical and efficient deployment of base stations and will also consider ecological aspects when renewing a system in the next-generation mobile network.

An open interface between REC-RE will enable the possibility to connect and operate equipment from different vendor origin.

A project team of operators and vendors has worked towards the successful development of the open interface implementation recommendations. This ensures a smooth transition towards the ETSI ISG and future maintenance within this group.