The ability to test O-DUs with different profiles from different vendors can be complex and expensive as may need multiple test lines. The TM500 O-RAN Fronthaul Solution allow multiple O-DUs from different vendors to be tested including having different profiles. This reduces complexity and cost of testing.

The O-RAN Fronthaul Solution is an extension of the TM500 which has an unparalleled global support footprint to assist customers in expediting delivery and deployment around the world.

VIAVI is involved in the development of O-RAN specifications which is important particularly in supporting multiple vendors with different vendor specific requirements. As O-RAN continues to evolve, VIAVI is well placed to align with its objectives on virtualization, interoperability and the use of low cost, off-the-shelf platforms.

By using the TM500 O-RAN fronthaul solution it provides seamless access to already leading 3GPP 5G features supported today over RF. E.g. in End-to-End tests when testing the latest high order Carrier Aggregation and MIMO.