Press Releases · 2021-02-05

Tupl announces it joins the O-RAN Alliance

Tupl announces the company has joined the O-RAN Alliance and is already taking steps towards intelligent O-RAN RIC functionality.

Tupl, a pioneer in AI-powered network operations automation, today announced it has joined the O-RAN Alliance as a Contributor Member.

Tupl has several years of proven global success in implementing Artificial Intelligence in Telecom environments and in transforming cumulated engineering knowledge into a digital format leveraging an AI system that adapts to the Operator’s own environment and processes.

The objective of the O-RAN Alliance is to advance the commercial success of mobile broadband communications and to ensure a successful cycle of investment, innovation and adoption of services that would benefit the end user as well as all other members of the mobile ecosystem.

Petri Hautakangas CEO, Tupl: “We are very excited to be part of the O-RAN Alliance along the other key players in the Telecom Industry, and to contribute to O-RAN’s mission to re-shape the RAN industry towards more intelligent, open, virtualized and fully interoperable mobile networks. As a matter of fact, we have we have started tight collaboration with a Tier-1 Operator in the APAC region to make first steps towards intelligent O-RAN RIC, with the goal of being ready for large scale implementations in the coming years.”

About O-RAN ALLIANCE

The O-RAN ALLIANCE is a world-wide community of more than 230 mobile operators, vendors, and research & academic institutions operating in the Radio Access Network (RAN) industry. The new O-RAN standards will enable a more competitive and vibrant RAN supplier ecosystem with faster innovation to improve user experience. O-RAN based mobile networks will at the same time improve the efficiency of RAN deployments as well as operations by the mobile operators. To achieve this, the O-RAN ALLIANCE publishes new RAN specifications, releases open software for the RAN, and supports its members in integration and testing of their implementations. For more information, please visit www.o-ran.org.

About Tupl

Founded in 2014 by telecom, big data and AI veterans, Tupl is a pioneer in digital transformation in the telecom industry through AI-powered automation of network operations. Its AI engine, TuplOS, utilizes machine learning and other features to enable faster innovation cycles for network and customer care operations with wireless operators across the US, Japan, Mexico, and Europe. Tupl is headquartered in the U.S. in Bellevue, Washington with offices in Spain, Mexico and Japan, and is continuing its rapid global expansion in 2021. To learn more about Tupl, visit www.tupl.com.