ipoque takes home Open RAN excellence award for network analytics solution, R&S®Probe Observer, at The Fast Mode Awards 2025
R&S®Probe Observer clinches prestigious Open RAN recognition for delivering real-time traffic analytics and actionable intelligence across disaggregated, multi-vendor networks.
LEIPZIG, 27 January 2026 — ipoque GmbH, a Rohde & Schwarz company, announced it has been honoured with the Open RAN Excellence award at The Fast Mode Awards 2025, receiving recognition in the excellence area of Growth. The awards, hosted by independent telecom media The Fast Mode, recognizes the transformative technologies, strategies and leadership driving change and impact across the telecom industry.
ipoque was recognized for its flagship solution, R&S®Probe Observer, a turnkey network analytics suite designed to deliver real-time traffic visibility and actionable intelligence. Designed for Open RAN environments, the solution also operates across cloud-native 5G core networks, SD-WAN and NFV infrastructures, enterprise and service provider IP networks, and hybrid cloud environments. Leveraging ipoque’s industry-leading deep packet inspection (DPI) technology, the solution provides comprehensive monitoring and analytics across disaggregated, multi-vendor network architectures.
Its unique value lies in bridging the intelligence gap created by RAN disaggregation — transforming complex traffic data into meaningful KPIs that drive operational efficiency, enhance security, and improve Quality of Experience (QoE). By seamlessly integrating with cloud-native and virtualized network components, it empowers operators to make data-driven decisions in real time, ensuring Open RAN deployments deliver on their full promise of flexibility, performance and innovation.
Winners of the awards were evaluated according to The Fast Mode Awards assessment framework, spanning indicators of Performance, Innovation, Impact, and Growth. ipoque’s R&S®Probe Observer stood out in the excellence area of Growth, enabling operators to strengthen industry capabilities, drive market adoption, and foster ecosystem collaboration, thus positioning today’s Open RAN networks for scalable, future-ready expansion. Winners were also evaluated by a review panel, comprising senior leaders and subject matter experts from the likes of IEEE, ETSI, Ookla, and ETH Zurich.
“Open RAN promises flexibility, modularity, and multi-vendor interoperability, but unlocking its full potential requires visibility across inherently disaggregated networks,” said Tara Neal, Executive Editor of The Fast Mode. “R&S®Probe Observer stood out at this year’s awards with its unique approach to addressing this challenge head-on, transforming complex traffic data into actionable intelligence that empowers operators to optimize performance, strengthen security, and enhance the end-user experience.”
“We are honoured to be selected for Open RAN Excellence at this year’s The Fast Mode Awards,” said Dr. Martin Mieth, Vice President Engineering at ipoque - a Rohde & Schwarz company. “This award underscores our commitment to enabling network operators to understand, optimize and secure their networks end-to-end, by combining packet-level insights with powerful aggregation and visualization capabilities.”
This latest win by ipoque builds on its ongoing investments in R&S®Probe Observer, ensuring the solution keeps pace with the rapidly evolving demands of Open RAN networks. This includes its on-going R&D efforts that focus on integrating machine learning-driven analytics for intelligent anomaly detection and adaptive performance optimization. R&S®Probe Observer is also being enhanced to support emerging 5G and future 6G RAN interfaces, ensuring compatibility with evolving O-RAN Alliance standards.
In response to evolving operator requirements and real-world network complexity, ipoque continues to expand its probe capabilities, enrich its visualization modules, and strengthen its cybersecurity analytics, ensuring that R&S®Probe Observer remains a high-performance analytics platform that evolves in step with the next generation of open and intelligent mobile networks.
To learn more about the R&S®Probe Observer, please visit:
www.ipoque.com/products/monitoring-solutions/network-analytics-suite-probe-observer
To learn more about the results and winners of The Fast Mode Awards 2025, please visit:
www.thefastmode.com/awards/results/solutionprovider
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www.thefastmode.com/the-fast-mode-100
About ipoque
ipoque, a Rohde & Schwarz company, is a global leader in network analytics and deep packet inspection software for the communications industry. We leverage our deep domain expertise to create software solutions that empower customers to transform network data into intelligence. Find out more at www.ipoque.com.
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