LONDON, June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AMN is pleased to
announce that it is now delivering more than 1.5 billion voice
minutes per year using AMN's own radio node (ARN) and Osmocom open
source software. This represents approximately half of all AMN
traffic across more than 4200 base stations. AMN sites provide
crucial connectivity for more than 12 million people living in
rural and ultra rural communities across Africa who previously had no access to
telecommunication services.
AMN is committed to providing access to telecommunication
services to all communities of any significant size, offering
turnkey solutions to mobile network operators looking to expand
their networks. AMN specialises in rural deployments and leverages
its significant experience to roll out thousands of sites every
year. AMN is not a traditional tower company, instead offering a
unique and ubiquitous solution from tower and power, innovative RAN
equipment and ongoing network monitoring and optimization.
AMN has been an OEM for RAN equipment since 2020 when it
acquired Range Networks and grafted the Range radio onto proven
free open-source software developed by sysmocom. AMN now
manufactures four versions of the AMN Radio Node (ARN) to support
use of the 800, 850 and 900 Mhz bands, offering mixed radio access
technologies (2G, 3G, 4G and soon 5G).
AMN's radio node has been deployed at more than 1400 remote base
stations, providing network coverage to more than 4 million people
across 13 countries. AMN operates 18 BSCs in order to support ARN
deployment, and all ARN controllers run on Osmocom, with
approximately 5 million voice minutes running on top of Osmocom
software every day.
Sysmocom develops Open Source software for mobile
telecommunications. Founded in 2011, sysmocom is the main developer
of the Osmocom 2G and 3G Core and Radio access Network
implementation. Sysmocom has also been providing development and
support services for the Open5GS open source 4G EPC and 5GC project
since 2020. In addition, sysmocom provides a variety of products
and R&D services to MNOs, MVNOs as well as cellular equipment
manufacturers.
AMN was proud to sponsor the recent Osmocom Developer
Conference, OsmoDevCon. Michael
Iedema, AMN's principal engineer, summarised the journey to
deploying an OpenSource network at scale. In a presentation
entitled "Open Source Networks are Real Mobile Networks",
Michael Iedema gives 'peek behind
the curtain' at the four year journey from zero to 5 million
minutes per day on more than 1400 towers in ultra rural
environments using Open Source technology.
"Throughout network design, initial deployments and ongoing
optimisation, Sysmocom has provided valuable support that allows
AMN to deploy its own radio node that perfectly satisfies its
unique needs without the significant cost of bespoke software or
ongoing licence fees. The development and deployment of ARN,
offering 2G, 3G and 4G from a single box, means we can offer
service anywhere in the world that rivals traditional urban tower
solutions." Mike Darcy, CEO, AMN
"We are very excited about AMN's success story deploying our
open source mobile communications stack at scale in many countries.
We hope more parts of the industry follow their example and realise
the full potential of open source software in mobile
communications: no vendor lock-in, no annual licence fees and no
end-of-lifetime forcing equipment replacements, especially for
legacy 2G and 3G deployments." Harald
Welte, co-founder and managing director, sysmocom.
AMN plans to use Osmocom for all new deployments, and has a
larger ambition of reaching 10,000 sites by the end of 2026. AMN is
currently rolling out new sites in Madagascar, Cote
d'Ivoire, DRC and Cameroon
and plans to reach 5,000 sites by the end of 2024.
Media Contact:
Jennifer Darcy,
07539154300,
jld@amn.com
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