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Proprietary systems have long been a stumbling block to innovation and cost-reduction in telecommunications networks. Dell and Marvell designed the Open RAN Accelerator Card to increase performance. By embracing open standards that support plug-and-play functionality, the card also increases the number of choices telecommunications operators have in building their networks. The Open RAN Accelerator Card is fully compatible with any standard PCIe slot and can be plugged into any x86 COTS server.
In addition, the card uses the OCTEON Fusion CNF105xx chipset from Marvell Technology. This is the same chipset that is featured in proprietary RAN solutions from many of the leading RAN equipment vendors.