The era of Open RAN is arriving in Europe as major operators start commercial deployments after laying down clear rules of engagement for technology and equipment suppliers. Deutsche Telekom (DT), Vodafone, Telefónica, Orange, and the TIM Group (formerly Telecom Italia) are all in various stages of early deployments after publishing their joint Open RAN Technical Priorities Document (see Wireless Watch Mary 18 2021). This resulted from work carried out under the terms of their earlier memorandum of understanding, signed earlier this year, which established their intent to cooperate to support Open RAN and drive a Europe-centric ecosystem. A couple of months on, we decided to take a closer look at the requirements document, and the progress the ‘Gang of Five’…