The O-RAN Alliance (O-RAN) is an organization that works in parallel to 3GPP to develop specifications for open architectures and encourage the adoption of open standards in the RAN industry. O-RAN was founded in 2018 by the merger of the C-RAN Alliance and XRAN Forum (Parallel Wireless).

O-RAN currently publishes their specifications here. Information about 3GPP’s Releases are available here.

This question will be resolved as “Yes, 3GPP will adopt and integrate O-RAN Alliance specifications” if 3GPP incorporates O-RAN’s specifications into 3GPP’s official standards. If 3GPP or the O-RAN Alliance announces that this will happen in an upcoming Release, the question will be resolved using the start date of the Release, provided that the Release does incorporate the O-RAN specifications. 

This question will be resolved as “No, the O-RAN Alliance will continue to produce specifications independently of 3GPP” if O-RAN continues to develop specifications until 1 January 2027 without integration into 3GPP standards. 

This question will be resolved as “No, the O-RAN Alliance will stop producing specifications without being integrated into 3GPP” if O-RAN announces that they are no longer developing specifications, or if the organization dissolves before 1 January 2027.

If the O-RAN Alliance changes its name or merges with another organization (i.e., not 3GPP), this will not affect resolution, and the new organization’s specifications will be considered O-RAN Alliance specifications for the purposes of this question.