- Summit strengthens collaboration among Open Testing and
Integration Centers and members of the global Open RAN
ecosystem
- Summit workshop identifies the need for high quality O-RAN
Certificates and Badges
- Keysight demonstrates leadership in 5G and Open RAN security,
energy savings, RAN intelligent controller optimization, and
non-terrestrial networks
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) co-organized the first
Global Open Testing and Integration Centers (OTIC) Summit with the
Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), and the
Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) in close partnership
with O-RAN ALLIANCE. The event, which took place August 23-24,
aimed to foster collaboration with the OTICs and accelerate
innovation and adoption of O-RAN solutions by sharing visions,
roadmaps, plans, and best practices.
This press release features multimedia. View
the full release here:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230830700433/en/
First Global OTIC Summit (L-R): Ivan
Seskar, North American OTIC (COSMOS); Yu Shi, Asia & Pacific
OTIC by ritt7layers; Prof. Chen BinBin, Asia & Pacific OTIC in
Singapore, SUTD; Peng Cao, VP/GM, Wireless, Keysight; Dr. Aloizio
P. da Silva, North American OTIC (Virginia Tech); Dr. Alex Choi,
Chairman of O-RAN ALLIANCE, SVP Group Technology, Deutsche Telekom;
Julie Kub, 5G Challenge Program Leader, NTIA, ITS; Selena Hsu,
Auray OTIC and Security Lab; Dr. I-Chih Lin, Co-Chair of TSC O-RAN
ALLIANCE, Chief Scientist of China Mobile; Mark Poletti, Kyrio
OTIC; Mitsuhiro Kuchitsu, Japan OTIC; Prof. Tony Quek, Director of
FCP, SUTD; Prof. Chong Tow Chong, President, SUTD; Dr. Michele
Polese, North American OTIC (Northeastern University); Dr. Ong Chen
Hui, Assistance Chief Executive, BizTech Group, IMDA; Koo Eng Wei,
Dir. of Tech., Keysight; Nga Chee Wei, Director of Emerging Tech
Office, IMDA; Dr. Sadayuki Abeta, Global Head, Open RAN, NTT
DOCOMO; Jun Chie, VP/GM, Asia Pacific Sales, Keysight. (Photo:
Business Wire)
O-RAN ALLIANCE has approved 15 OTICs globally with the intent of
leveraging their expertise and state-of-the art lab testing
facilities to accelerate Open RAN technology adoption and
commercial deployments. SUTD hosts the Asia & Pacific OTIC in
Singapore with the other OTICs located in the rest of Asia, Europe,
and U.S.
Keysight co-facilitated a workshop at this summit in which
leading operators provided their feedback on the OTICs, O-RAN
Certification, and Badging. High-quality certificates and badges
with repeatable and consistent test results were among few of the
key expectations identified, as this will provide operators with
confidence that the O-RAN network functions are adhering to O-RAN
specifications and supporting multi-vendors interoperability.
Keysight showcased its leading 5G and Open RAN test solution
portfolio in collaboration with partners to help demonstrate vendor
solutions maturity and deployment readiness:
- 5G and O-RAN Security – Keysight’s Security Test Suite
was used to perform automated 3GPP Security Assurance Specification
(SCAS) testing and reporting with Quanta Cloud Technology’s
commercial gNodeB.
- O-RAN Energy Consumption – Keysight’s Energy Plane Test
Suite was used to perform automated energy consumption measurements
and characterization of LITEON’s O-RAN Radio Unit (O-RU),
leveraging ETSI standardized methodology and reporting, RAN energy
consumption measurements, and characterization.
- O-RAN RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) – Keysight’s RIC
Test Suite was used to perform closed loop automated verification
of Juniper Network’s RIC, including the AI/ML-enabled RAN
Admissions Control xApps/rApps.
- 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) – Keysight’s
End-to-End (E2E) NTN test bed was used to demonstrate 3GPP Release
17 NTN NR technology in a live-to-lab setup where an entire NTN
communications network was emulated with Keysight’s UE emulator
(UeSIM), channel emulator (PROPSIM), and base station emulator
(UXM). Each of these Keysight products can be used for testing the
NTN base stations and NTN devices separately.
More than 190 participants from 12 countries representing
network operators, government agencies, vendors, lab operators,
academia, and O-RAN ALLIANCE leadership team attended the
event.
Peng Cao, Vice President, and General Manager for Keysight’s
Wireless Test Group, said: “Open RAN is making significant
progress with increased lab testing, more field trials, and
widespread global deployment plans. Keysight sees the OTICs playing
an instrumental role in enabling the Open RAN ecosystem with its
world-class test and integration lab capabilities and expertise.
Keysight co-organized this first global OTIC summit with SUTD,
IMDA, and O-RAN ALLIANCE with the goal of strengthening
collaboration among OTICs and Open RAN ecosystem partners to
accelerate multi-vendors Open RAN deployments.”
Dr. Alex Choi, Chairman, O-RAN ALLIANCE and SVP Group
Technology, Deutsche Telekom, said: "The first Global OTIC
Summit in Singapore marked a watershed moment in collaboration,
uniting OTICs for the first time. This summit not only provided a
unique platform for the exchange of knowledge, insights, and best
practices but also, with Keysight’s invaluable support, showcased
the forefront of technology with Singapore's FCCLab emphasizing its
O-RAN R&D and testing process.”
Dr. Chih-Lin I, Chief Scientist of China Mobile and Co-Chair
of the Technical Steering Committee of the O-RAN ALLIANCE said:
“Congratulations on the successful organization of this landmark
event addressing the critical topic of testing and integration in
Open RAN. This event was held at just the right time, when OTICs
began to flourish globally. Keysight has been among the most
valuable members of the O-RAN ALLIANCE, providing active
contributions and leadership. I really appreciate their effort,
with the support of IMDA and the partnership of SUTD in jointly
organizing this event. I am so pleased to see the key stakeholders
gathered together, sharing their ideas, experience, and deep
thoughts with each other. This endeavor will no doubt greatly
accelerate the momentum and maturity of both Open RAN technology
and its ecosystem.”
Prof. Tony Quek, Director of Future Communications R&D
Programme (FCP) and Head of Pillar, Information Systems Technology
and Design at SUTD, said: “Together with IMDA and Keysight,
SUTD is glad to organize the first Global OTIC summit aimed at
bringing together different stakeholders and OTICs from around the
world to strengthen collaboration and share expertise to make Open
RAN a success.”
Jun Chie, Vice President, and General Manager for Keysight’s
Asia Pacific Sales, said: “This summit was a great opportunity
to showcase Keysight’s 5G and Open RAN test solution portfolio in
collaboration with our partners. The successful demonstrations
strengthen Keysight’s position at the forefront of Open RAN
technology adoption and commercial deployment.”
Dr. Sadayuki Abeta, Global Head of Open RAN Solutions, NTT
DOCOMO, Inc., said: “5G is expected to not only be an extension
of previous wireless generations, but also to create a whole new
world, where we can directly affect and help solve social issues
with 5G services. Open RAN is one of the keys to realizing various
types of deployment scenarios. This event accelerates the
collaboration of OTICs in order to expand the Open RAN
ecosystem.”
Mike Yang, President of Quanta Cloud Technology (QCT),
said: "QCT, as a data center and 5G solution provider, is
pleased to provide its gNB with the Keysight Test Suite for
security assurance validation. The test results show that QCT is
not only a trustworthy partner, but also resilient in keeping the
integrity and confidentiality of data over 5G Next Generation RAN.
Moving forward, QCT will continue to drive the evolution of
industry standards as a leading contributor to Open RAN.”
Anson Chiu, President of LITE-ON Technology Corp., said:
“At LITEON, we set a high bar on quality. That's why we have
validated the energy plane test with Keysight's test equipment to
demonstrate that LITEON's products are ETSI standardized. We
believe that in-depth collaboration with Keysight will accelerate
the development of the Open RAN market.”
Arda Akman, Senior Director of Software Engineering, Juniper
Networks, said: “Juniper Networks would like to congratulate
O-RAN ALLIANCE, Keysight Technologies, SUTD, and IMDA for the
successful organization of the first Global OTIC Summit. We are
excited to demonstrate Juniper Networks’ RAN Intelligent Controller
and Admissions Control application through our strategic
partnership with Keysight Technologies at this event.”
Dr. Aloizio P. da Silva, Director of CCI xG Testbed,
Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Virginia Tech, representing North
American OTIC in Washington DC/Arlington VA (Virginia Tech),
said: “As a leader for the Washington DC metro area USA OTIC
host, I see the OTIC Summit as a great initiative to learn about
the activities of other OTICs and define a joint path for reliable
and best practices on O-RAN testing.”
Mark Poletti, Director, Wireless, CableLabs, representing
Kyrio O-RAN Test and Integration Lab, said: “CableLabs
appreciates the opportunity to be included in the first Global OTIC
Summit in Singapore and to be part of ongoing industry leadership
and development of Open RAN. It is very beneficial to share
learnings and test methodologies with other OTIC labs to establish
improvements to test capabilities and common test approaches that
offer better alignment with operator needs. We look forward to
continued collaboration with the OTIC and O-RAN community with our
neutral 5G and Open RAN test lab to help accelerate Open RAN
adoption and commercial deployment.”
Yu Shi, Director, Business Development of 7Layers,
representing Asia & Pacific OTIC by ritt7layers, said: “The
first OTIC Summit has resulted in valuable innovations to overcome
the challenges of the Open RAN industry and move towards commercial
deployments. I hope this event is a start of consistent
collaboration among industry partners.”
Dr. Michele Polese, Principal Research Scientist at the
Northeastern University Institute for the Wireless Internet of
Things (WIoT), representing North American OTIC in the Boston Area
(Northeastern University), said: “The Northeastern University
Open6G OTIC is leading research and development in automated
testing for energy efficiency and AI/ML in Open RAN. We are happy
to join the first Global OTIC Summit to push forward discussions on
continuous testing for Open RAN, a key element for a successful
transition to more open, programmable, and intelligent cellular
networks.”
Selena Hsu, Vice President of Auray OTIC and Security Lab,
Auray Technology Corp., said: “It is my pleasure to join the
first OTIC Summit workshop in Singapore and to gain a better
understanding of challenges and solutions among OTICs and
operators. I am looking forward, with support from O-RAN ALLIANCE,
to having operators share current and future profiles with OTICs
after this event.”
Ivan Seskar, Chief Technologist of WINLAB, Rutgers
University, representing North American OTIC in NYC Metro Area/East
(COSMOS), said: “The OTIC Summit offered a distinct opportunity
to both understand the capabilities of fellow OTICs worldwide and
to share our own experiences. Furthermore, the event fostered a
dynamic exchange of ideas between OTIC representatives and the
O-RAN leadership. Such interactions are pivotal in aligning the
vision and strategies of research centers with the broader
objectives of the O-RAN ALLIANCE.”
Resources
About Keysight Technologies
At Keysight (NYSE: KEYS), we inspire and empower innovators to
bring world-changing technologies to life. As an S&P 500
company, we’re delivering market-leading design, emulation, and
test solutions to help engineers develop and deploy faster, with
less risk, throughout the entire product lifecycle. We’re a global
innovation partner enabling customers in communications, industrial
automation, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, and
general electronics markets to accelerate innovation to connect and
secure the world. Learn more at Keysight Newsroom and
www.keysight.com.
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230830700433/en/
Paul Erwin Americas/Europe +1 248 430 9075
paul.erwin@keysight.com
Fusako Dohi Asia +81 42 660-2162 fusako_dohi@keysight.com
Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jun 2024 to Jul 2024
Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jul 2023 to Jul 2024