Altiostar Explained
Altiostar |
Type: | Subsidiary |
Industry: | Wireless Software |
Founded: | 2011 |
Founder: | Ashraf Dahod |
Owner: | Rakuten |
Altiostar is a company that provides open virtual radio access network (vRAN) technology.[1] The company is headquartered just outside of Boston, Massachusetts, with offices in Japan, Italy, the U.K., Mexico and India.[2] The company is a subsidiary of Rakuten.[3] Founded in 2011 by President and CEO, Ashraf Dahod,[4] Altiostar is focused on open, virtual RAN software that they claim can integrate operation of equipment from multiple vendors.[5]
History
Altiostar was started by the founders of Starent Networks, a startup bought by Cisco in 2009.[6] Altiostar came out of stealth mode in late 2014 after raising $70 million in funding starting in 2012.[7] The company's initial offering was a virtualized Cloud-RAN (C-RAN) solution that connected radios with controllers with Ethernet, instead of dark fiber.[8] In 2015, the company introduced a virtual radio access network (vRAN) product.[9] In 2017, Altiostar released an Open vRAN Development Platform, allowing independent radio equipment manufacturers to develop a vRAN solution utilizing Altiostar technology.[10] Since its debut, the company has raised $357.5 million from Cisco, Rakuten Mobile, Qualcomm Ventures, Telefonica and Tech Mahindra among others.[11]
Rakuten
In 2019, Rakuten Mobile invested in Altiostar.[12] In 2020, Rakuten commercially launched its 4G network in Japan, using Altiostar as a software contributor for its 4G RAN, with plans to also use the software for its 5G network.[13] In August 2021, Rakuten acquired Altiostar.[14]
Partners
Altiostar has collaborated with a wide variety of partners to enable 4G and 5G network transformation through its open vRAN solution, including:
2011 – Cisco[15]
2015 – Texas Instruments,[16] Qwilt [17] and Wind River[18]
2016 – TIM[19]
2017 – Corning and Dali Wireless[20] and SK Telecom[21]
2018 – Amdocs,[22] Deutsche Telekom,[23] GCI,[24] Sercomm,[25] Telefónica and Vodafone[26]
2019 – Qualcomm,[27] Rakuten,[28] Telecom Infra Project (TIP) [29] and Ubicquia[30]
2020 – Airspan,[31] Bharti Airtel,[32] NEC Corporation (NEC)[33] and World Wide Technology[34]
Awards
2015 – Fierce Innovation Awards (Telecom Edition) - Next-Gen Deployment for NFV C-RAN Solution[35]
2016 – GLOTEL Global Telecoms Awards “Highly Recommended” for Innovative Use of Spectrum[36]
2017 – GSMA GLOMO Award - Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough and Outstanding Overall Mobile Technology – The CTO's choice for vRAN Solution[37]
2019 – GSMA 100[38]
2019 – Intel Network Builders Winners’ Circle 2019-2020 Leaders Board[39]
Notes and References
- Web site: Cisco, Altiostar, WWT team for Open vRAN blueprint . Light Reading .
- Web site: Altiostar: Open RAN, virtualization 'not pie in the sky' . FierceWireless .
- Web site: Rakuten Group to Acquire Mobile Industry Innovator Altiostar . Altiostar.
- Web site: Altiostar CEO: Open RAN Will Dominate in 3 Years . SDxCentral .
- Web site: ATelefónica building partner ecosystem for 4G, 5G Open RAN solutions . 24 March 2020 . RCR Wireless .
- Web site: Altiostar: Open RAN, virtualization 'not pie in the sky'. FierceWireless.
- Web site: One of Boston's Best-Funded Companies Just Came out of Stealth Mode. American Inno.
- Web site: Altiostar's C-RAN Steps Into the Light, Junks Dark Fiber. Light Reading.
- Web site: Altiostar Intros vRAN. Light Reading.
- Web site: Altiostar Unveils Open vRAN Development Platform. The Fast Mode.
- Web site: Altiostar CEO: Open RAN Will Dominate in 3 Years. SDxCentral.
- Web site: Rakuten invests in Altiostar as part of virtualized network drive. 12 February 2019. TelecomLead.com.
- Web site: Rakuten's 5G network will be built with containers . FierceWireless.
- Web site: Rakuten Group to Acquire Mobile Industry Innovator Altiostar . https://web.archive.org/web/20230125065934if_/https://www.altiostar.com/rakuten-group-to-acquire-mobile-industry-innovator-altiostar/ . January 25, 2023. Altiostar.
- Web site: Cisco's early bet on RAN virtualization propels Altiostar. FierceWireless.
- Web site: Altiostar and Texas Instruments Collaborate to Bring the Most Advanced LTE eNodeB Solution to the Market. 2 March 2015. Yahoo Finance.
- Web site: Qwilt, Altiostar Form Go to Market Partnership with Open Caching & NFV Cloud RAN Technologies. The Fast Mode.
- Web site: Altiostar & Wind River Develop NFV C-RAN. Light Reading.
- Web site: TIM and Altiostar extend ambitious vRAN plans in Italy. Rethink Technology Research.
- Web site: DAS vendors look to VRAN to enable the enterprise. RCR Wireless News.
- Web site: Altiostar, SK complete vRAN field trial, partner on SDRAN . Telecompaper.
- Web site: Altiostar, Amdocs & Wind River Collaborate on End-to-End vRAN Solution: New Services, New Customers, New Revenue . Light Reading.
- Web site: Deutsche Telekom partners with Crown Castle, Altiostar on 3.5 GHz test bed. Wireless Business Group.
- Web site: SDxCentral's Weekly Roundup — February 23, 2018. SDxCentral.
- Web site: Sercomm, Altiostar launch virtualised small cells. Telecompaper.
- Web site: Vodafone and Telefónica Will Trial TIP's OpenRAN Platforms. SDxCentral.
- Web site: Altiostar to Demonstrate Disruptive Open, Virtualized 4G & 5G RAN Solutions at Mobile World Congress 2019 . Markets Insider.
- Web site: Rakuten invests in US vRAN vendor Altiostar ahead of mobile launch. 13 February 2019. RCR Wireless.
- Web site: TIP Project Group Feature: OpenRAN . 19 February 2019 . Telecom Infra Project.
- Web site: Ubicquia & Altiostar Expand Partnership to Accelerate Rural Broadband . Broadband World News .
- Web site: Airspan, Altiostar package lessons from Rakuten. FierceWireless.
- Web site: India's Bharti Airtel Deploys Altiostar's Open vRAN Solution . The Fast Mode.
- Web site: NEC, Altiostar to Jointly Work on 4G/5G Open vRAN Business Development. The Fast Mode.
- Web site: Cisco, Altiostar and WWT team on open vRAN. FierceWireless.
- Web site: Fierce Innovation Awards 2015. Fierce Markets.
- Web site: Glotel Global Telecom Awards 2016. Telecoms.com.
- Web site: GSMA Congratulates Winners of the 2017 Global Mobile Awards. GSMA.
- Web site: GSMA Welcomes New Telco Cloud Companies to the 'GSMA 100'. Telecom TV.
- Web site: Intel Network Builders Winners' Circle. Intel.