{"id":20357,"date":"2024-02-11T06:44:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T01:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=20357"},"modified":"2025-04-06T00:47:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T19:17:32","slug":"oran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/oran\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Radio Access Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About Open Radio Access Network<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a key part of a\u00a0mobile network system that\u00a0uses cellular radio connections to link individual devices to other parts of a network.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It comprises\u00a0antennae, which transmits and receives signals to and from our smartphones or other compatible devices.<\/li>\n<li>The signal is then digitised in the RAN-base station and connected to the network.<\/li>\n<li>ORAN base station\n<ul>\n<li>ORAN base station solutions represent a pivotal element in the evolution of telecommunications infrastructure.<\/li>\n<li>This innovation aims to\u00a0deliver high-speed and\u00a0dependable connectivity at a feasible cost, particularly targeting underserved and remote regions, as per a recent press release.<\/li>\n<li>Its focus lies in creating\u00a0efficient wireless communication technology for 5G and 5G-advanced radio networks, ensuring spectral and energy efficiency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Significance\n<ul>\n<li>A new niche technological solution for Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) base stations will help to\u00a0facilitate high-speed and reliable connectivity at a cost that is viable for unconnected and far-flung areas.<\/li>\n<li>It provides access to different components of the network infrastructure making it easier, efficient and more economically viable to provide internet in remote areas.<\/li>\n<li>The breaking down of the Radio Access Network (RAN) functions help in\u00a0bringing down network cost and complexity.<\/li>\n<li>Open RAN removes vendor lock-in and can facilitate smooth interoperation between cellular network equipment provided by different vendors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>COMET, one of the 25\u00a0Technology Innovation Hubs (TIH) set up under the\u00a0National Mission for Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (NM-ICPS), of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) for enhancing the nation&#8217;s capabilities in Advanced Communication Systems.<\/li>\n<li>The ORAN base station radio unit developed at\u00a0IIT Hyderabad (IITH) introduced a revolutionary ORAN technology harnessing a multitude of antennas on cell towers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1) What is the objective of the National Mission in Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems?<\/h3>\n<p>It is a comprehensive mission to address technology development, application development, human resource development &amp; skill enhancement, entrepreneurship and start-up development in CPS and associated technologies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2004801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>New niche base station solutions by TIH to realise government vision of affordable connectivity for all<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open Radio Access Network is a key part of a mobile network system that uses cellular radio connections to link individual devices to other parts of a network. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-20357","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","7":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20357\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}