Launch of the Asia Open RAN Academy
Wed, Jun 29
|Online Symposium
Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) technology is a vital part of achieving this shared vision. O-RAN will lower access costs by increasing competitive vendor diversification.


Time & Location
Jun 29, 2022, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM GMT+8
Online Symposium
About the event
As the world moves rapidly towards the Internet of Things (IoT), it is crucial to explore USAID’s digital sector objective of an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure internet and vibrant digital economy.
Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) technology is a vital part of achieving this shared vision. O-RAN will lower access costs by increasing competitive vendor diversification. O-RAN is an especially attractive solution for greenfield network expansion, such as for rural communities. It is also ideal for cutting-edge private 5G environments, such as for factory automation and port logistics.
This event, which will officially launch the Asia Open RAN Academy, will be a Symposium that brings together the foremost thought leaders and practitioners from every segment of the O-RAN movement. The Academy is being established in the Philippines, with a centralized curriculum but a decentralized network of teaching institutions with O-RAN certified instructors that will offer academic credits and professional continuing education throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
The Symposium will offer a way forward to spur workforce development so that Mobile Network Operators (MNO) will be able to hire engineers fully equipped with the skillsets demanded by our rapidly evolving network service environment.
The Symposium will run from 8:00AM to 12:00PM Philippine Standard Time, including a live demonstration of multivendor Open RAN interoperability, via VPN from the Community Lab operated by Telkom University in Bandung Indonesia. A similar lab will be established in the Philippines, to ensure students receive hands-on training as part of their learning experience.