Telkom Kenya has signed a Sh569.6 million ($4.4 million) deal with Japanese service-based tech firm Rakuten Symphony and US-based telco Airspan Networks to develop an advanced mobile network technology dubbed Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN).
Open RAN is a new approach to building radio access networks that allows for interoperability between cellular network equipment from different vendors. It promotes flexibility and innovation in network design and deployment, unlike the traditional closed network technology where telcos rely on a single vendor for all their network equipment.
