Friday, April 29, 2022

UK government publishes Open RAN Principles

Julia Lopez, Digital Infrastructure Minister for the UK, announced a set of principles for developing and deploying Open RAN equipment:Open disaggregation, allowing elements of the RAN to be sourced from different suppliers.Standards-based compliance, allowing all suppliers to test solutions against standards in an open, neutral environment.Demonstrated interoperability, ensuring disaggregated elements work together as a fully functional system.Implementation...

SpaceX launches 53 more Starlinks

On Friday, April 29, SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.The mission was the sixth flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster,  which previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, and now two Starlink missions.  The last mission with this booster was just 3 weeks ago -- a new record for quick turnaround.https://www.sp...