Chunghwa Telecom has contracted Keysight Technologies to provide the Taiwanese communications provider with its Keysight Open Radio Architect (KORA) solutions, which will reportedly accelerate verification of RAN equipment based on standards defined by the O-RAN ALLIANCE. In a press release regarding the development, it was noted that Chunghwa has selected Keysight’s user equipment (UE) emulation solution (UeSIM) and O-RAN radio unit (O-RU) emulator (RuSIM), both which are part of the KORA portfolio.
Commenting, Chung-Yung Chia, vice president at Chunghwa Telecom Mobile Business Group, said: ‘We are committed to creating an optimal communications environment based on O-RAN, 4G LTE, 5G, IoT, cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI), among other key technologies … Keysight enables us to quickly and confidently deploy advanced technologies that underpin Chunghwa’s digital transformation strategy.’