RIC and SMO Use Cases: Internal and External Applications
Price: Starting at USD 3,000
Publish Date: 13 Jul 2022
Code: AN-5301
Research Type: Report
Pages: 23

RELATED SERVICE AND SPOTLIGHT:
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Actionable Benefits
- Identify RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) and x/rApp development strategies.
- Evaluate investment decisions on RIC for the short and long term.
- Understand major suppliers and their development focus.

Research Highlights
- Detailed descriptions of specific demanding use cases compliant with the O-RAN Alliance.
- Five-year forecasts of annual RIC revenue by non-RT/near-RT for the consumer and enterprise markets.
- Discussions on key issues in the current RIC market, e.g., integration concerns, xApps versus rApps, and use case recommendations for the short term and long term.

Critical Questions Answered
- What are demanding use cases for and priorities of Mobile Service Providers (MSPs)?
- How much annual revenue will be generated by non-Real-Time (RT) RIC and near-RT RIC in the future?
- xApp and rApp—which should be developed first?
- Who are major suppliers in Service Management and Orchestration (SMO), RIC, and x/rApp, and what use cases have been developed?

Who Should Read This?
- Mobile operators.
- Open Radio Access Network (RAN) vendors.
- RIC and x/rApp developers.
- Network software developers.
Companies Mentioned













Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION
2. RECOMMENDATIONS
3. RIC AND SMO
3.1. Logical Architecture
3.2. Standard, Technology, and Implementation
4. RIC/SMO USE CASES
4.1. Monetization
4.2. Optimization
5. MARKET FORECASTS
6. VENDOR PROFILES
Companies Mentioned
- Altiostar
- Broadcom Limited
- BT Group
- Elisa
- Ericsson
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Mavenir
- NEC Corporation
- Netcracker
- Nokia
- Parallel Wireless
- Rakuten
- Samsung
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