As programmability expands from the core to the RAN, 2020 will be a tipping point
According to Neeraj Patel, senior VP and GM of Software & Services at Radisys, RAN is "the most complex piece in the telecom maze."
The RAN, radio access network, provides a connection between a device and the core network, and the initiative to develop virtualized and open RAN (O-RAN) architectures has the potential to majorly disrupt the vendor landscape by creating open interfaces, platforms and ecosystems.