Accelerate Innovation Opportunities with vRAN
Intel is speeding the path to virtualized radio access networks (vRAN) with verified hardware, software platform blueprints, and the most complete suite of solutions on the market powered by ecosystem partners.
Achieve Flexible and Scalable RAN Performance
With a decade of experience building software and hardware solutions to virtualize networks, Intel is a driving force behind vRAN deployments that can deliver the performance of next-gen networks.
Performance
62%
performance boost with 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors1
Savings
44%
reduction in total costs when all RAN sites are virtualized2
Leadership
140+
partners license FlexRAN™ reference software to integrate vRAN3
Performance
62%
performance boost with 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors1
Savings
44%
reduction in total costs when all RAN sites are virtualized2
Leadership
140+
partners license FlexRAN™ reference software to integrate vRAN3
Count on Virtual RAN Built for Today and Tomorrow
Working with Intel, you have a partner experienced in optimizing virtual RANs, enabling you to rapidly build high-performance vRANs that can scale for a service provider’s future needs. Learn how Intel is paving the way for vRAN transformation.
Create the Flexibility to Handle Versatile Workloads
Intel’s software and hardware portfolio, including Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, has been at the heart of the earliest promises of vRAN. Discover how network operators are preparing a software-defined, cloud-native environment to create an agile infrastructure optimized for a range of specific network workloads.
Gain Scalability and Cost-efficiency with Virtualized RAN
Communication service providers are working with Intel to accelerate their transformation to scalable and flexible cloud-native technologies. Learn how open and virtual RAN facilitate network advancements and have been shown to increase total cost of ownership savings by up to 44% and produce capital expenditure savings of up to 50%.4
Latest News
Vodafone and Intel Drive O-RAN Adoption in EU
Intel, Vodafone, and partners unveil Europe’s first commercial Open RAN deployment to accelerate 5G coverage.
Verizon and Intel Realize a 5G World First
Verizon achieves the first fully virtualized end-to-end 5G data session, proving the readiness of vRAN.
Intel and Partners Pioneer Flexible RAN
Intel, Juniper Networks, and Rakuten announce Symware, a pioneering, open radio access network (RAN) solution.
VMware Unveils RIC on FlexRAN™ Architecture
VMware releases new RAN Intelligent Controllers (RIC) enabling cloud-native control and management of the RAN.
Success Stories
Accelerating the 5G Evolution
Learn how Deutsche Telekom is using vRAN and Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors to achieve 5G performance.
Delivering 5G to Rural Areas
Read how Altiostar brings scalable and flexible 5G speeds to rural areas with Intel technologies and vRAN.
Featured Products
Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors optimize vRAN deployments with an increase in processor cores and enhanced microarchitecture.
FlexRAN™ Reference Architecture
Rapidly evolve your network architecture for high-bandwidth, real-time data by streamlining resource use with FlexRAN™ reference software.
Intel® Smart Edge Open
Develop business solutions faster with Intel’s reference architecture to simplify complex networking while reducing cost risks.
Intel® Select Solutions for vRAN
Simplify vRAN development with validated hardware and software built with industry leaders for flexible performance and rock-solid security.
Notices & Disclaimers
Performance varies by use, configuration, and other factors. Learn more at www.Intel.com/PerformanceIndex.
Performance results are based on testing as of dates shown in configurations and may not reflect all publicly available updates. See backup for configuration details. No product or component can be absolutely secure.
See [91] at www.intel.com/3gen-xeon-config for details.
Your costs and results may vary.
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Product and Performance Information
1.62x average performance gains across network and communications workloads on 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable “N” processors and Intel Ethernet 800 series compared to prior generation platform. 1.62x average network performance gains. Geomean of Virtual Broadband Network Gateway, 5G User Plane Function, Virtual Cable Modem Termination System. Vector Packet Processing - Forward Information Base 512B, DPDK L3 Forward 512B, CDN-Live, Vector Packet Processing - IP Security 1420B.
Intel Making the Business Case for Open vRAN https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/communications/biz-case-for-open-vran.html.
ACG Research Economic Advantages of Virtualizing the RAN in Mobile Operators Infrastructures May 2020 https://www.acgcc.com/media/reports/files/Virtualizing-ran-acg-analyst-paper-2020_qpasdWk.pdf.
Goldman Sachs 5G: Moving from the Lab to the Launchpad 12/02/2018 https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/pages/gs-research/5G-moving-from-the-lab-to-the-launchpad/report.pdf.