Auto giant BMW Group has installed an Open RAN private 5G network to test new technologies and train employees at its largest European vehicle production site. The carmaker aims to equip all its global production facilities with 5G, and built its latest 5G testbed at its plant in Dingolfing, Germany. The Dingolfing factory makes the all-electric BMW iX among other models, and has been a hub for BMW’s research on autonomous and connected logistics for almost three years. Its 5G network was already in place before work began on the new testbed but there will now be the added opportunity to put Open RAN technology through its paces. Open RAN is likely to impact on small cells and…