NTT DOCOMO Selects AWS to Deploy Nationwide 5G Open Radio Access Network
AWS News, Monday, February 26th, 2024
Japan's leading mobile operator collaborates with AWS to drive end to end resiliency, flexibility, and energy efficiency of 5G network
AWS announced that NTT DOCOMO, INC. (DOCOMO), Japan's leading mobile operator with more than 89 million subscribers, has selected AWS to commercially deploy its nationwide 5G Open Radio Access Network (RAN) in Japan. Open RAN, an approach aimed at transforming the radio access network, connects devices to the network via radio connections into an open, virtualized, and fully interoperable mobile network. AWS also joined DOCOMO's OREX initiative to promote the mobile industry's Open RAN efforts globally.