Nokia to add open interfaces to its telecom equipment

Finland's Nokia on Tuesday became the first major telecom equipment maker to commit to adding open interfaces in its products that will allow mobile operators to build networks that are not tied to a vendor.

The new technology, dubbed Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN), aims to reduce reliance on any one vendor by making every part of a telecom network interoperable and allowing operators to choose different suppliers for different components.

I'm definitely not versed enough in low-level networking equipment to understand just how significant it is, but on the face of it, it does sound like a good move.