Finnish vendor Nokia and Saudi carrier stc announced that they have successfully tested a 5G private wireless network based on cloud-native O-RAN technology.
In a release, Nokia noted that the trial was hosted on Microsoft Azure Operator Nexus, which is Microsoft’s carrier-grade cloud platform.
Utilizing O-RAN technology, stc intends to bring the benefits of openness, virtualization, flexible and interoperable networks to various industries and organizations across Saudi Arabia.