CHANDLER, Ariz., June 4, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAVI) (NASDAQ:
VIAV) today announced that the VIAVI Automated Lab-as-a-Service for
Open RAN (VALOR™) has released O-RU conformance, performance,
security and subsystem interoperability tests based on O-RAN
ALLIANCE specifications. The services offered are ideally suited to
the needs of radio manufacturers planning to bid for the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Public
Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund (PWSCIF) Second Notice of
Funding Opportunity (NOFO 2), which focuses on Open Radio Unit
(O-RU) Commercialization and Innovation.
For radio manufacturers, VALOR provides an on-demand test suite
including O-RU conformance, performance, security and
interoperability testing. In addition, leveraging a full set of
golden O-RAN compliant O-RUs, O-DUs and O-CUs provided by several
reputable partners and a large RF anechoic chamber, VALOR offers
Massive MIMO and beamforming over-the-air (OTA) validation
including system-level Massive MIMO performance testing for up to
16 parallel spatial layers.
VALOR, made possible by a $21.7
million grant from the first PWSCIF Notice of Funding
Opportunity, provides fully automated, open and impartial testing
and integration for Open RAN. VALOR provides a pathway to
certification in the U.S. for new entrants, startups and academia.
Access to VALOR is free for academic institutions and NTIA
co-grantees, subject to availability. This allows O-RU vendors to
level-up their testing and validation to the comprehensive
performance requirements needed by mobile network operators (MNOs)
to deploy their equipment at scale as required by NOFO 2.
VALOR is based on VIAVI's industry-leading NITRO®
Wireless Open RAN Test Suite, including the TM500 and TeraVM test
platforms. The TM500 O-RU Tester enhances legacy conformance test
tools with its Direct Performance Test capabilities such as uplink
and downlink data performance and capacity testing. VIAVI also
offers Test-as-a-Service (TaaS) supporting short-term and
time-sensitive 5G and Open RAN projects. Available to major NEMs
and CSPs, the TaaS offering provides a complementary alternative to
handle peaks in lab demand with customers' in-house testing
approach.
For over 100 years, VIAVI Solutions has been directly involved
in testing, assuring and securing the largest communications
networks around the globe, and validating network products for all
Tier-1 network equipment manufacturers. The company plays an active
role in specifications development through leadership positions in
O-RAN ALLIANCE and TIP. VIAVI has participated in every global Open
RAN PlugFest, providing benchmarking and validation for five years
across all countries.
"VIAVI is honored to have the NTIA's trust in awarding us the
grant for VALOR, which will make Open RAN testing accessible,
affordable, and sustainable for the entire ecosystem," said Dr.
Sameh Yamany, Chief Technology Officer, VIAVI. "As leaders in Open
RAN specifications development and wireless network testing for the
largest network operators and equipment manufacturers, we look
forward to partnering across the industry to realize the vision of
Open Radio Commercialization and Innovation."
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. Follow us on VIAVI Perspectives,
LinkedIn and YouTube.
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