Lab Will Leverage VIAVI Automated
Lab-as-a-Service (VALOR™) and is Funded by the U.S. Agency For
International Development (USAID)
CHANDLER, Ariz., Oct. 29,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- VIAVI Solutions Inc. (VIAVI)
(NASDAQ: VIAV) today announced that the company has been selected
to design, build and operate a comprehensive lab to further the
adoption of Open RAN, lower barriers to entry for new players, and
train a highly skilled workforce that can fuel the Open RAN
industry in Asia.
The lab, which will be located in Quezon City, Metro Manila, is
based on the VIAVI Automated Lab-as-a-Service for Open RAN (VALOR™)
and is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID) through the Better Access and Connectivity (BEACON) Project
in collaboration with University of the
Philippines (UP) Diliman Electronics and Electrical
Engineering Institute (EEEI) and Asia Open RAN Academy (AORA).
The Open Radio Access Network (RAN) Interoperability Laboratory
is a flagship initiative established between the United States and the Philippines during President Marcos'
historic visit to the White House in May
2023. Based on the VALOR blueprint, the lab aims to
comprehensively address the availability, affordability, and
accessibility of testing and evaluation of Open RAN networks
through an innovative, highly automated hybrid testing
Laboratory-as-a-Service (LaaS).
At the Philippines Open RAN Laboratory, VIAVI will mirror the
reference architecture from VALOR and incorporate components
from reputable hardware and software vendors carefully selected to
embody the spirit of multi-vendor Open RAN, including Fujitsu and
SOLiD.
As vendors integrate their products into this environment,
validation will be carried out end-to-end by the NITRO Wireless
Open RAN Test Suite:
- The TM500 Network Tester provides UE and RU emulation
- OneAdvisor 800 Wireless provides portable spectrum
analysis
- VIAVI drive / walk test
- VIAVI Automation Management and Orchestration System (VAMOS)
provides test orchestration, analysis, validation, and
reporting.
"By promoting open architecture, we foster innovation, empower
local operators, drive competition, and ultimately expand
life-changing digital access for the Filipino people, fulfilling
President Biden's and President Marcos' shared vision of a
prosperous, secure Indo-Pacific region," said USAID Philippines
Director of the Office of Economic Development and Governance Amy
Lovejoy.
"We are confident that the Open RAN Laboratory will be fully
utilized by the university in executing research and extension that
will improve connectivity for every Filipino to drive our country's
digital transformation," said UP Diliman Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II. UP has already
awarded USAID-supported scholarships towards connectivity research
and development that will use the lab.
"VIAVI is proud to extend our leadership in Open RAN test labs
to the Philippines," said
Rajesh Rao, Vice President, Asia
Pacific South, VIAVI. "Our globally proven NITRO Wireless test
suite, automated by the VAMOS framework, integrates best-in-class
products to provide a robust test environment. We appreciate the
confidence from USAID, UP EEEI, and the Asia Open RAN Academy in
VIAVI and our partnership with technology leaders. We are excited
to enable high quality interoperable telecom infrastructure and
associated services in 5G, and progressively towards 6G."
VALOR is funded by the U.S. NTIA Public Wireless Supply Chain
Innovation Fund.
About VIAVI
VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global provider
of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions for
telecommunications, cloud, enterprises, first responders, military,
aerospace and railway. VIAVI is also a leader in light management
technologies for 3D sensing, anti-counterfeiting, consumer
electronics, industrial, automotive, government and aerospace
applications. Learn more about VIAVI at www.viavisolutions.com.
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