ACES enabled 1st Saudi VONR feature in Open RAN compliant 5G Standalone Private network in the LAB environment
Updated 09 Feb 2025

As part of its strategic development and localization initiatives, ACES is proud to announce its achievements in advancing in-house 5G shareable small cell subsystems. These innovations will enable neutral use cases with multi-carrier and multi-operator capabilities, driving localization, cost efficiency, and talent development. This milestone reinforces ACES’ commitment to innovation and its position as a champion of Saudi technological advancement.
Notably, ACES has successfully enabled the first voice over new radio on an O-RAN compliant private 5G Small Cell, developed in-house. This groundbreaking achievement has been tested successfully, marking a historic first for Saudi Arabia in developing all testbed subsystems locally. ACES achieved this milestone under the umbrella of MCIT through their funding support of NTDP.

As part of its strategic development and localization initiatives, ACES is proud to announce its achievements in advancing in-house 5G shareable small cell subsystems. These innovations will enable neutral use cases with multi-carrier and multi-operator capabilities, driving localization, cost efficiency, and talent development. This milestone reinforces ACES’ commitment to innovation and its position as a champion of Saudi technological advancement.
Notably, ACES has successfully enabled the first voice over new radio on an O-RAN compliant private 5G Small Cell, developed in-house. This groundbreaking achievement has been tested successfully, marking a historic first for Saudi Arabia in developing all testbed subsystems locally. ACES achieved this milestone under the umbrella of MCIT through their funding support of NTDP.