Mirror Lab Webinar #2: Replicate your 5G Open RAN network and enable zero-touch test orchestration

Mobile networks are rapidly becoming more like IT networks and Mobile Network Operators will need to adapt their testing and deployment processes accordingly. Technologies like 5G and Open RAN present fundamentally new challenges and traditional testing approaches are no longer enough. In this webinar, we will show how a Mirror Lab can enable end-to-end network testing that includes everything from containerized network functions and RAN elements to RF channel performance and the subscriber device itself. By replicating the production network in the lab, it helps Mobile Operators save testing time, improve test coverage and simplify deployment at scale.

In the first Mirror Lab Webinar, David Woodcock gives a high level overview of the attributes and benefits of a Mirror Lab. In this session, David will take a closer look at the testing domain and system architectures. He will discuss why the tools and processes formerly done in the 4G world cannot be done in the new 5G/Open RAN world without introducing more risk. A mirror lab helps reduce those risks by helping more closely represent the real end-to-end network as much as possible. David will also cover several mirror lab use cases.