India, Nov. 11 -- Viavi Solutions has joined ORBIT (Orchestrated mobile Network for Blackpool intelligent transport), a collaborative project funded by the UK's Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Innovate UK. With a total budget of approximately USD 4.15 million, the project aims to integrate and assure a standalone non-public 5G network (SNPN) across Blackpool's tramway and bus network.

Private 5G networks are increasingly being considered for transport applications that require reliable and secure connectivity. However, transport operators face challenges arising from fragmented vendor ecosystems and limited evidence that multi-vendor Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) components can operate together as an integrated ...