Parallel Wireless, Inc., the leading U.S.-based OpenRAN company delivering the 
world's only software-defined end-to-end OpenRAN solution for coverage and 
capacity, today announced that Vodafone, one of the largest telecommunications 
companies in the world, deployed a macro Parallel Wireless OpenRAN pilot in 
Asia (Turkey) and in Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)). Both 
production trials are a part of a Telecom Infra Project OpenRAN initiative to 
reduce deployment and maintenance costs for RAN platforms. 

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Amid growing demand for mobile broadband services, mobile operators face CAPEX 
and OPEX deployment challenges, especially with maintaining ALL G networks or 
bringing new coverage or capacity to their end users. Parallel Wireless 
innovative virtualized multi-technology OpenRAN solution disaggregates hardware 
and software to make deployments fully virtualized, easy and affordable to 
install, maintain and to upgrade to any future technology resulting in 
potential OPEX reduction by up to a third. 

Parallel Wireless, the world's only ALL G cloud-native fully virtualized RAN 
solution, has shown a very strong performance, quality of service and cost 
benefits while for the first time simultaneously delivering all 3 RAN 
technologies (2G, 3G, 4G/LTE) to commercial customers.

What makes the Parallel Wireless Open RAN solution unique?

     - The multi-technology software-defined GPP-based base stations allowed 
       Vodafone to replace legacy 2G systems with fully virtualized 2G 
       technology and to run simultaneously 2G and 4G on the same base station 
       to provide commercial data and voice services to Vodafone customers in 
       Turkey, in urban and rural parts of the country. At the same time, 
       customers in DRC are receiving 2G and 3G service from the same base 
       station simultaneously in a forthcoming trial. Multi-technology RRUs 
       are software-defined, easy to deploy and maintain. 
     - OpenRAN Controller is the industry only software platform that 
       virtualizes ALL G RAN and core functions (i.e., vBSC for 2G, vRNC 
       for 3G, small cell and core gateways for 4G) to lower the cost of RAN 
       through simplification, automation, and full virtualization of networks. 
       It also provides seamless mobility, local breakout, and low latency 
       for the best subscriber experience for Vodafone customers. The software 
       enables an OpenRAN architecture by using standard-based and open 
       interfaces between network components and as a result, enables an 
       OpenRAN ecosystem. It also simplifies network management and integration 
       of new RAN products into the core of the network through its automation 
       layer and enables a clear technology evolution.

Supporting quotes
Amrit Heer, Head of Business Development, EME, Parallel Wireless said, "As a 
leading global operator, Vodafone is setting the standard for connecting the 
worldwide population, consumers, enterprises, and things.  Hardware-based 
networks are costly and difficult to maintain and upgrade. By shifting networks 
to virtualized OpenRAN, telecom operators can cloudify their networks to 
deliver coverage to every single subscriber at much lower cost. We are proud to 
support Vodafone in reimagining wireless infrastructure to be much lower cost 
ensuring more equal access to connectivity."

Lux Maharaj, Director, Africa Sales Parallel Wireless, said, "We are committed 
to our role in innovating in the OpenRAN ecosystem to help eliminate the 
digital divide. By decoupling the programmable RAN software from the hardware 
and allowing it to run on general-purpose processing platforms, Parallel 
Wireless enables cloud native architectures, providing greater flexibility for 
operators. As a result, the costs associated with building or modernizing 
mobile networks are reduced and connectivity can be brought to every single 
person in the world."

About Parallel Wireless
Parallel Wireless is the only US company challenging the world's legacy vendors 
with the industry's only unified ALL G (5G/4G/3G/2G) software-enabled solution. 
Its cloud-native network software redefines network economics for global mobile 
operators in both coverage and capacity deployments, while also paving the way 
to 5G. The company is engaged with 50+ leading operators worldwide. Parallel 
Wireless's innovation and excellence in multi-technology, open virtualized RAN 
solutions have been recognized with 65+ industry awards. For more information, 
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Source - Parallel Wireless 
 
CONTACT: Eugina Jordan, VP, Marketing, Parallel Wireless, 
Ejordan@parallelwireless.com, 978-660-8659