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International Open RAN Symposia (IORS)

The International Open RAN Symposia (IORS) provides a forum, via email lists, virtual meetings, and face-to-face meetings, for Open RAN experts to exchange information, work together on common goals, and create a community of practice for consistent, repeatable, Open RAN testing.

Working Methods

IORS has a mailing list for online discussions and to distribute meeting announcements. This is an email reflector (i.e., anyone who is subscribed can send emails). 

If you want fewer emails, subscribe instead to the 5g-innovation mailing list by sending an email to join-5g-innovation@osmmail.ntia.doc.gov. Only ITS can send emails to the 5g-innovation mailing list. You will receive announcements about IORS meetings and other ITS 5G efforts. 

Send questions about IORS to iors@ntia.gov 

Future Meetings 

IORS is organizing a series of virtual meetings and hybrid in-person/virtual meetings, culminating in a face-to-face IORS meeting in the fall of 2025. IORS is open to US Foreign assistance eligible countries. If you have questions, contact us directly at iors@ntia.gov. 

Click on the meeting name for details. No admittance fees. Registration closes 2 weeks before each event.

The following topics will be rescheduled for virtual meetings or moved to the in-person IORS meeting in the fall. Let us know what topics you would like to discuss or present by sending an email to iors@ntia.gov 

  • "Improving test plans"
    • Led by Lincoln Lavoie (University of New Hampshire, UNH-IOL)
  • "Stages of testing, progress, and missing pieces"
    • Led by Eng Wei Koo (Keysight Technologies)
  • "Lessons learned in Open RAN system integration"
    • Led by Tim Thompson (NTIA/ITS)
    • Feedback from NTIA/ITS, SONIC UK, and ITRI

One goal of IORS is to organize specific lab testing projects. Of particular interest are open, collaborative efforts that leverage resources from multiple organizations to establish general solutions, and collaborative testing efforts between labs in established countries and emerging economies.

Past Meetings

Select past meeting links to access video recordings, agendas, and informative links. 

  • "Lab-to-lab collaboration inventory", December 3, 2024, virtual meeting led by Martin Skorupski (highstreet Technologies)
    • Share information on your lab collaborations and lab capabilities
    • Identify potential lab collaborations
  • "IORS 2024", September 17-19, hosted by NTIA/OIA in Golden, Colorado, USA.