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Viavi (VIAV) to Support Korea's Efforts in O-RAN Networks

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Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAV - Free Report) has been chosen as the O-RAN test and measurement partner at a lab run jointly by Korean organizations Telecommunications Technology Association (“TTA”) and the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (“ETRI”).

Korea is considered one of the world’s hotspots for innovation. Viavi is offering its TM500 O-RU Tester, providing conformance testing, O-RAN fronthaul transport layer testing and 5G physical layer testing to validate performance and interoperability.

There has been an exponential growth in O-RAN worldwide as operators and vendors have rallied toward the evolving standards. The standards allow multiple vendors to provide equipment for different parts of the 5G network. That makes conformance and interoperability testing even more critical.

Viavi boasts a comprehensive test suite in the market for lab validation, field deployment and service assurance of O-RAN networks. With a rich experience in validating network products for operators and manufacturers, the company enables end-to-end testing on premise, in the cloud or as a service.

Viavi is committed to supporting the TTA and ETRI as they help prepare Korea-based vendors for the growth in O-RAN networks.

Viavi’s solutions are well-suited for the changing industry trends, given its technology prowess, product depth and broad customer base.

The stock has lost 10.2% in the past year compared with the industry’s decline of 5.6%.

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VIAV currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

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Gogo delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 65%, on average. It has soared 114.5% in the past year.

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