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Companies increase the scope of the established collaboration with University of Málaga

Vodafone today announced an extension of its work with Intel on optimising advanced algorithms for use in Open Radio Access Networks (RAN) platforms. These will deliver the highest possible level of performance for customers, while reducing energy consumption.

This is another step forward in Vodafone and Intel’s long-term research collaboration centred at Vodafone’s innovation centre in Málaga, Spain. The companies are already working together toward Vodafone’s planned UK commercial deployment of 4th Gen Intel Xeon processors with Intel vRAN Boost in the first half of 2024.

One of the key principles of Open RAN is the disaggregation of the access networks and mobile antennas within open radio (O-RU) domains, which means separating hardware and software to drive greater innovation. The collaboration between Vodafone and Intel, working alongside leading academic institution the Telecommunication Institute of University of Málaga, brings together the expertise, capacity and capability needed to conduct research and innovate in this area to advance existing Open RAN architecture and grow the emerging ecosystem.

Note to Editors

Since the start of collaboration between Vodafone and Intel in 2022, the venture has introduced significant advancements in performance and energy efficiency of Open RAN systems running on x86 General Purpose Processors. These advancements have been achieved by using silicon architectural enhancements, software optimization techniques, and power management features – all of which are major contributors to lowering the total cost of ownership of Open RAN.

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