anyRAN
Flexible and open path to scalable benefits
Mobile networks are gradually evolving toward hybrid and cloud-based RAN architectures with horizontal and vertical disaggregation, aiming to provide more flexibility, scalability, efficiency and innovation.
Our anyRAN approach brings true openness and flexibility to our customers while ensuring feature and performance consistency. Based on close collaboration with industry-leading technology partners, we provide the widest choice of strategic options for the RAN evolution of mobile network operators and enterprises.
Global network traffic is projected to grow 5x-9x through 2033. AI is a major driver for mobile traffic growth.
Cloud RAN market is set to capture 20-25% of the RAN market by 2028 according to Dell’Oro.
20% of respondents at Nokia Radio World felt that AI and RAN multi-cloud infrastructure is the biggest motivation for RAN cloudification.
Gradual evolution to hybrid and cloud-based networks
Depending on their business strategy, mobile operators have different commercial drives when they consider investments in RAN cloudification.
Typical drivers include:
- Enhancing operational and cost efficiency with better utilization, scalability and efficient orchestration of resources.
- Capturing new business models and revenue opportunities such as multi-tenancy and processing of AI workloads.
- Benefiting from more supplier options that leads to more competition and a wider ecosystem of innovation.
Our anyRAN approach provides the most flexible, gradual evolution path to hybrid RAN environments with purpose-built Nokia AirScale 5G RAN and Nokia Cloud RAN. Common Nokia RAN software across all architecture options ensures feature and performance consistency.
Build your network evolution path with anyRAN
Our solutions give you freedom of choice to implement a multi-supplier approach in both vertical and horizontal layers of RAN, paving a safe evolution path to next-generation cloud and AI-RAN.
Cloud RAN
Build a smooth RAN cloudification journey with a trusted partner to transform your business.
Open RAN
Deploy open, interoperable and future-proof networks that support your business strategy.
AI-RAN
Unlock more business opportunities and enhanced efficiencies by combining the synergies of AI, RAN and cloud.
AirScale Radio Access
Ensure feature and performance consistency for all RAN architectures.
Enhance efficiency and unlock revenues
Cloud-native technologies, such as containers, orchestration and automation bring new opportunities for optimizing resource usage. They can help scale network capacity dynamically and efficiently, according to the traffic and service demands.
These technologies enable the sharing of resources through multi-tenancy of RAN workloads and alternative workloads, such as AI processing and applications. The ability to run multiple workloads at cell sites or at the edge cloud opens significant opportunities for sharing infrastructure costs and monetizing innovative services at scale.
We can help you introduce new cloud-based services to the market faster. This agility is based on our fully tested and pre-integrated Cloud RAN reference designs, market-leading service expertise and delivery models with partners, zero-touch provisioning and holistic automation solutions.
With common management and orchestration tools, we help you simplify and automate network operations, reduce complexity and costs, and enable faster deployments, maintenance and network upgrades.
Product
MantaRay NM
Intelligent network management for 5G.
How anyRAN supports operators’ business strategies
Watch our videos to learn how we support our customers’ cloudification journey and technology strategy.
Orange & Nokia: RAN innovation insights from Elisabeth Py
Cloud RAN strategy insights from Atoosa Hatefi
Atoosa Hatefi on open RAN and sustainable innovation
Insights to Vodafone’s Open RAN strategy from Paco Martin
Access innovation in the industry ecosystem
Our anyRAN approach provides true flexibility and openness for RAN evolution. With an extensive partner ecosystem, we provide a diverse and competitive choice of technology providers, enabling customers to select the solution components that best fit their target architecture and business targets.
We deliver pre-integrated, future-proof solutions together with partners leveraging uniform tools and processes. Our customers get a solution that is optimized for their needs, ensuring a safe investment. Furthermore, our anyRAN approach allows growing our partner ecosystem with new and innovative technology suppliers, providing our customers access to the latest industry innovation.
Watch our videos to hear insights from our anyRAN partner ecosystem.
Future-proofing your business: Nokia and Nvidia harness AI for radio networks
Unparalleled connectivity: Nokia and HPE empower Cloud RAN solutions
Partnering with Dell Technologies to future-proof network investments & boost operational efficiency
Amplify your knowledge
Triangulates
Watch our Triangulates series on how innovative technologies can help your business.
Tech Winter Horizon
Watch our Tech Winter Horizon event with industry perspectives on AI-RAN.
Advanced 5G
Enhance performance, unlock new revenue opportunities and optimize network efficiency with 5G-Advanced.
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Open RAN compliant programmability and AI/ML-based innovation.
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