ADVA has announced general availability of its Ensemble Activator, a network operating system (NOS) specifically designed for disaggregated cell site gateways (DCSGs), an important element of the emerging open cellular networks and of initiatives like Telecom Infra Project (TIP) and Open Compute Project (OCP). Ensemble Activator was developed under the auspices of TIP, and disaggregates the software from the hardware to allow open, vendor-neutral transport infrastructure to support 5G. Eli Angel, VP of product line management, Ethernet access at ADVA, said: “Ensemble Activator has now proven itself in a wide range of real life scenarios. These include 5G field trials where it combined with third party white box hardware to create an open and cohesive DCSG solution. By turning cost-effective…