Report
This is the official closure document for the SCONDA project which was funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. The project represented the first live integration of Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) with traditional RAN technologies in a high-density urban setting.
The core objective of the SCONDA project was to demonstrate the technical feasibility, commercial viability, and strategic value of Open RAN in environments characterised by high user density and fluctuating demand. Glasgow City Centre was selected as the ideal testbed for this purpose due to its status as a mobile traffic hotspot. The project successfully proved that Open RAN can seamlessly integrate with existing legacy systems, support dynamic traffic loads, and enable the cost-effective deployment of small cells to densify networks. Beyond densification, SCONDA also explored intelligent orchestration, automation, and AI-driven analytics to optimise network performance and user experience.
