SmartRan Open Network Interoperability Centre Live webinar

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Join us on 24 June when Digital Catapult and Ofcom, with our SONIC Labs consortium partners present SONIC Labs Live.

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<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-digital-culture-media-sport" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">DCMS</a> and <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/home" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ofcom</a> have funded the <a href="https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/news-and-insights/press/dcms-5g-diversification-strategy-uk-interoperability-push-digital-catapult" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">SmartRAN Open Network Interoperability Centre (SONIC Labs) </a>as part of the 5G Diversification Strategy, focusing on key areas of interoperability and integration to examine the reality of Open RAN and successive, relevant technologies and enable and encourage innovative vendors to participate in the UK ecosystem.Following on from the introduction to <a href="https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/for-startups/other-programmes/sonic" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">SONIC Labs</a> earlier this year, join us on Thursday 24 June when Digital Catapult and <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/home" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a>Ofcom, with our SONIC Labs consortium partners - <a href="https://accelleran.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Accelleran</a>, <a href="https://mavenir.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mavenir</a>, <a href="https://www.radisys.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Radisys</a>, <a href="https://benetel.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Benetel</a>, <a href="https://www.phluido.net/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Phluido</a>, <a href="https://www.druidsoftware.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Druid</a> and <a href="http://www.effnet.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Effnet</a> - present SONIC Labs Live. This is the official centre launch and experimentation will begin in new end to end mobile solutions to support DCMS’ diversification strategy.Open networks and Open RAN in particular is an area of considerable interest and activity with huge potential, and it will be key for the future of networking, and opportunities for innovators in the UK and beyond.

<h3>Why attend</h3>This event will showcase activities and lessons from the first phase of the SONIC Labs facility, including demonstrations of three functional Open RAN systems. 

Our aim is to understand the limits of interoperability, potential for swapability, and impacts. We continue to seek new and interesting products and integrations to form SONIC Labs’s next cohort, as well as developing improvements to the open network / Open RAN testbed with specialised test and measurement solutions.

<h3>Who should attend</h3>SONIC Labs Live is focused on Open RAN and open networks, in particular it will be of interest to:<ul><li>Companies with Open RAN products, solutions and services in development who seek integration with others</li><li>Startups and scaleups developing early stage Open RAN products looking for ways to mature and improve their offers and find routes to market</li><li>Companies looking to collaborate on Open RAN and 5G integration and interoperability with SONIC Labs and with each other</li><li>Businesses evaluating the adoption of Open RAN technologies</li></ul>Companies of relevance within the telecoms and wider ecosystem who should consider attending include: <ul><li>Network operators of all sizes</li><li>System integrators</li><li>Test and measurement products and services</li><li>Investors in telecoms, 5G, Open RAN and private network space</li><li>Infrastructure providers</li><li>Government and public organisations</li><li>Open RAN and 5G organisations</li></ul>

<h3>Agenda</h3>10:00 am - Welcome and introductions <ul><li>Paul Ceely, Director of Technology Strategy - Digital Catapult</li><li>Jeremy Silver, CEO - Digital Catapult</li><li>Simon Saunders, Director of Emerging &amp; Online Technology - Ofcom</li><li>Joe Butler, Chief Technology Officer - Digital Catapult</li></ul>10:20 am - SONIC Labs in the policy context by DCMS<ul><li>Louise Sheridan, Head of Operations and International in the Diversification Unit</li><li>Matt Warman, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Digital Infrastructure)</li></ul>10:40 - Technical presentations and Demos of the SONIC Labs Open RAN build <ul><li>Dritan Kaleshi, Director of 5G Technology - Digital Catapult</li><li>Acceleran &amp; Mativision Demo</li><li>Simon Burley, Principal, Emerging Technology - Ofcom</li><li>Mavenir &amp; BBC Demo</li><li>Radisys Demo</li></ul>11:15 am - Coffee break11:25 am - Panel discussion and Q&amp;AChallenges and opportunities associated with deployment and integration of multi-vendor Open RAN chainsModerator: Evie Ioannidi, Senior Interoperability and R&amp;D Lead - DCMS <ul><li>Federico Boccardi, Emerging Technology Programme Director - Ofcom</li><li>Natasha Tamaskar, VP Business Strategy and Global Marketing - Radisys</li><li>Arnaud Polster, VP Sales - Accelleran</li><li>Stefano Cantarelli, Chief Marketing Officer - Mavenir</li><li>Dritan Kaleshi, Director of 5G Technology - Digital Catapult</li></ul>12:25 pm - Closing remarks12:30 pm - End

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