VIAVI and Capgemini Collaborate on 5G, O-RAN Validation

On Thursday, Viavi Solutions and Capgemini announced a collaboration to deliver an 5G and O-RAN lab test capability, powered by VIAVI’s O-RAN Lab as a Service (LaaS).

Viavi and Capgemini Bring 5G Testing Capabilities

In a press statement, the companies said that the success of 5G open networks depended on both end-to-end performance and core testing. Therefore, open networks need to provide the same or better performance than legacy networks to have reduced infrastructure costs. Also, open networks will have to deliver new functionality faster than ever, the companies added.

The companies explained their collaboration as a need to address the burgeoning demand for 5G and O-RAN validation, ensuring successful network integration in open network environments.

The statement said that the VIAVI portfolio enables measurements for the entire network lifecycle. It added that the portfolio can provide functional, system integration and performance testing of gNBs, core networks, core network components and O-RAN subsystems.

Shamik Mishra, CTO, Connectivity, Capgemini Engineering, said, “we chose to team up with VIAVI to ensure we continue to deliver the best service to our clients, augmenting our 5G Lab as a Service capability in Portugal to reduce time to market and mitigate technical and business risks significantly”.

Ian Langley, Vice President and General Manager, Wireless Business Unit, VIAVI, said, "we’re delighted to work alongside Capgemini to validate end-to-end network performance, providing test solutions from RAN to Core."