Following the recent memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by four European giants – Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone – to promote and develop O-RAN platforms, Telecom Italia (TIM) has joined the party, adding its signature to the MoU. The Italian incumbent was an early triallist of 5G-oriented virtualized RAN architectures and has worked with traditional and new partners, including Nokia and Altiostar. It is already a board member of the O-RAN Alliance and has worked on an open RAN project in Brazil under the auspices of the Telecom Infra Project (TIP). Its CTIO, Michele Gamberini, said it is joining the cross-operator effort to support “Italian companies already developing solutions for new generation mobile networks”. This is a reference to one…