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  34. <title>MWC24: Ericsson and Intracom Introduce New E-Band Backhaul Gear, While Ceragon Teases a Major New Product Arriving This Year</title>
  35. <link>https://networkmatter.com/2024/03/11/mwc24-ericsson-and-intracom-introduce-new-e-band-backhaul-gear-while-ceragon-teases-a-major-new-product-arriving-this-year/</link>
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  39. <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 20:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
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  44. <description><![CDATA[Summary Bullets: • At Mobile World Congress (MWC), Ericsson introduced a new E-band radio with increased power output to extend the length of backhaul connections, and Intracom added a beam-tracking antenna to maintain link alignment. • Wireless backhaul specialist Ceragon promoted a long-awaited product it hopes to unveil later this year, the first product based &#8230; <a href="https://networkmatter.com/2024/03/11/mwc24-ericsson-and-intracom-introduce-new-e-band-backhaul-gear-while-ceragon-teases-a-major-new-product-arriving-this-year/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">MWC24: Ericsson and Intracom Introduce New E-Band Backhaul Gear, While Ceragon Teases a Major New Product Arriving This Year</span></a>]]></description>
  45. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure id="attachment_1955" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1955" style="width: 70px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?ssl=1"><img decoding="async" data-attachment-id="1955" data-permalink="https://networkmatter.com/about-network-matter/gubbins-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?fit=70%2C100&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="70,100" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="gubbins" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Ed Gubbins, Principal Analyst&lt;/p&gt;
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  47. <p>Summary Bullets:</p>
  48. <p>• At Mobile World Congress (MWC), Ericsson introduced a new E-band radio with increased power output to extend the length of backhaul connections, and Intracom added a beam-tracking antenna to maintain link alignment.<br />
  49. • Wireless backhaul specialist Ceragon promoted a long-awaited product it hopes to unveil later this year, the first product based on the vendor’s new in-house silicon: an E-band radio promising a capacity of 100 Gbps.</p>
  50. <p>At MWC, network equipment vendors introduced a wave of new products to help operators continue their 5G rollouts, including a large number of new radios. Wireless backhaul vendors followed suit, though with far fewer new products.<br />
  51. <span id="more-3147"></span><br />
  52. Ericsson introduced its new MINI-LINK 6355, an E-band radio with twice the maximum power output of previous products. That higher power output (24 dBm) allows operators to deploy 10% longer links, reaching further and potentially requiring fewer hops in some cases. The 6355 also includes the distinguishing Radio Deep Sleep energy-saving feature Ericsson introduced last year. And it features 25 Gbps interfaces, a sign of growing capacity needs in wireless backhaul driven by mid-band 5G deployments.</p>
  53. <p>Intracom Telecom announced a dual-beam tracking antenna for both E-band and traditional microwave spectrum. The new antenna – created by Greece-based Intracom’s Italian subsidiary, Faini Telecommunication Systems – includes a two-dimensional beam-tracking feature that keeps links aligned if the masts the radios are mounted on should sway in the wind or shift due to solar warming. Sway compensation solutions for E-band radios were part of <a href="https://technology.globaldata.com/Analysis/CAdetails/MWC23-Extending-EBands-Reach-and-Other-Wireless-Backhaul-Developments128412"><span style="color: #ff00ff;">a sweeping trend at MWC23</span></a>, where Intracom introduced a gyroscope-stabilized antenna. Its new beam-tracking feature suggests this area may remain a continued focus of innovation in the sector, aimed at increasing precision and reliability by increasing network intelligence.</p>
  54. <p>Another competitor in wireless backhaul space, Ceragon, promoted a new product at MWC24 planned for availability later this year: an E-band radio that will be the first product based on the company’s new in-house silicon, the Neptune system-on-a-chip. The new product will support 4000 MHz channels, according to Ceragon, and, when two units containing four chips are used together, they will support a capacity of 100 Gbps – higher than any competitor currently claims.</p>
  55. <p>Ceragon has been working on its Neptune SoC for years and hopes that its commercialization will put it years ahead of rivals. And the year that Neptune is arriving is unlike any other. The wireless backhaul vendor landscape of 2024 has been thoroughly reshaped by a pair of recent acquisitions: US-based <a href="https://technology.globaldata.com/Analysis/details/Aviat-Acquires-NECs-Wireless-Backhaul-Business-Making-It-the-Sectors-Biggest-Specialist128659"><span style="color: #ff00ff;">Aviat purchased the wireless backhaul business of Japan’s NEC</span></a>, and <span style="color: #ff00ff;"><a style="color: #ff00ff;" href="https://technology.globaldata.com/Analysis/CAdetails/Ceragons-Acquisition-of-MillimeterWave-Vendor-Siklu-Gives-it-More-Diversity-and-Entry-Into-the-FWA-Space129418">Ceragon acquired smaller player Siklu</a>.</span></p>
  56. <p>While Siklu gave Ceragon more scale, diversity, and resiliency, Aviat’s acquisition made it the largest specialist in the wireless backhaul space, underscoring the importance of the technological leap Ceragon hopes to make this year. Another reason why the time is right for Ceragon to make a major new product move: Aviat, which will continue to focus on integrating its new assets for the next several quarters, did not announce any new backhaul products at MWC24. All these signs suggest that for the wireless backhaul space, 2025 could be even more interesting.</p>
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  65. <title>MWC24: Nokia’s Nvidia Deal: CPUs to Diversify the vRAN Ecosystem and GPUs to Disrupt</title>
  66. <link>https://networkmatter.com/2024/02/22/mwc24-nokias-nvidia-deal-cpus-to-diversify-the-vran-ecosystem-and-gpus-to-disrupt/</link>
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  69. <dc:creator><![CDATA[edgubbins]]></dc:creator>
  70. <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 19:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
  71. <category><![CDATA[Net Transformation]]></category>
  72. <category><![CDATA[SDN/NFV]]></category>
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  75. <description><![CDATA[Summary Bullets: • Nokia will use CPUs from Nvidia to bring more choices to the vRAN space, following the former’s ‘anyRAN’ concept. • Nokia also aims to use Nvidia’s GPUs to transform telecom networks using AI – an aspirational future vision. Nokia announced this week that it will collaborate with chipmaker Nvidia in two ways &#8230; <a href="https://networkmatter.com/2024/02/22/mwc24-nokias-nvidia-deal-cpus-to-diversify-the-vran-ecosystem-and-gpus-to-disrupt/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">MWC24: Nokia’s Nvidia Deal: CPUs to Diversify the vRAN Ecosystem and GPUs to Disrupt</span></a>]]></description>
  76. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure id="attachment_1955" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1955" style="width: 70px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?ssl=1"><img decoding="async" data-attachment-id="1955" data-permalink="https://networkmatter.com/about-network-matter/gubbins-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?fit=70%2C100&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="70,100" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="gubbins" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Ed Gubbins, Principal Analyst&lt;/p&gt;
  77. " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?fit=70%2C100&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?fit=70%2C100&amp;ssl=1" class="size-full wp-image-1955" src="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?resize=70%2C100&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="70" height="100" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-1955" class="wp-caption-text">Ed Gubbins, Principal Analyst</figcaption></figure>
  78. <p>Summary Bullets:</p>
  79. <p>• Nokia will use CPUs from Nvidia to bring more choices to the vRAN space, following the former’s ‘anyRAN’ concept.</p>
  80. <p>• Nokia also aims to use Nvidia’s GPUs to transform telecom networks using AI – an aspirational future vision.</p>
  81. <p>Nokia announced this week that it will collaborate with chipmaker Nvidia in two ways &#8211; both focused on virtual radio access networks (vRAN). Nokia will use Nvidia Grace CPU Superchip for processing vRAN functions at Layer 2 and above, together with Nokia’s RAN software and hardware accelerators (PCIe cards that boost vRAN performance). It will also use the graphics processing units (GPUs) Nvidia is most known for to handle AI applications and vRAN acceleration.</p>
  82. <p><span id="more-3126"></span>The use of Nvidia Grace CPU Superchip stems from Nokia’s (and the broader vRAN sector’s) interest in expanding and diversifying the vRAN silicon ecosystem, which has been largely dominated by Intel thus far. That’s especially problematic for Nokia because Intel favors accelerators, with what’s called ‘lookaside’ architectures, that Nokia does not prefer. Nvidia’s CPU is based on an Arm design – an alternative to Intel. Nokia has also been working with other silicon suppliers, including Qualcomm and Marvell, but the more players in this space (especially heavy hitters like Nvidia, a roughly trillion-dollar company), the healthier the ecosystem will be. Diversification also feeds Nokia’s ‘anyRAN’ concept, wherein it uses partners like Dell and RedHat to give operators more choices for RAN and vRAN infrastructure.</p>
  83. <p>The use of Nvidia’s GPUs has a separate trajectory. RAN vendors have been interested for years in the potential to use GPUs for vRAN. In fact, Nokia’s rival Ericsson announced a partnership with Nvidia to do exactly that in 2019 (though Ericsson never commercialized GPU-based vRAN). In particular, GPUs are interesting for two reasons: (a) their ability to handle multiple workloads simultaneously and (b) their ability to handle AI applications. That multi-tasking capability could fit vRAN well to the extent that solutions are developed to bundle vRAN with other applications &#8211; such as edge computing, packet core, etc. – especially to serve enterprise needs. But it’s always been much less clear how well-suited GPUs would be for vRAN alone, especially in terms of power efficiency.</p>
  84. <p>Nokia is leaning hard into the AI aspects, claiming that GPU-based vRAN will lead to something it calls ‘AI-RAN,’ a fundamental transformation of telecom networks that the vendor didn’t concretely define.</p>
  85. <p>The GPU side of this deal appears to be more aspirational, while the CPU side is more practical. Nokia hopes to validate a vRAN proof of concept based on Nvidia’s Grace CPU in 2024 and work toward productizing in 2025 and beyond. As for GPU vRAN and ‘AI RAN,’ the vendor didn’t offer specific timetables. And recalling Ericsson’s 2019 Nvidia announcement, it would likely take quite some time for the vision that Nokia hailed this week to become reality.</p>
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  94. <title>AT&#038;T Gives the Open RAN Movement a Helpful Push, but Much of its Plan Remains Unknown</title>
  95. <link>https://networkmatter.com/2023/12/07/att-gives-the-open-ran-movement-a-helpful-push-but-much-of-its-plan-remains-unknown/</link>
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  98. <dc:creator><![CDATA[edgubbins]]></dc:creator>
  99. <pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 19:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
  100. <category><![CDATA[Net Transformation]]></category>
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  103. <description><![CDATA[Summary Bullets: • Ericsson’s joint announcement with AT&#38;T this week of plans for high-scale open RAN deployment represents an important milestone for the open RAN movement and could help stimulate the ecosystem. • But it’s not clear exactly how widely and quickly AT&#38;T plans to put in place true open RAN in the most meaningful &#8230; <a href="https://networkmatter.com/2023/12/07/att-gives-the-open-ran-movement-a-helpful-push-but-much-of-its-plan-remains-unknown/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">AT&#038;T Gives the Open RAN Movement a Helpful Push, but Much of its Plan Remains Unknown</span></a>]]></description>
  104. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure id="attachment_1955" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1955" style="width: 70px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?ssl=1"><img decoding="async" data-attachment-id="1955" data-permalink="https://networkmatter.com/about-network-matter/gubbins-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?fit=70%2C100&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="70,100" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="gubbins" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Ed Gubbins, Principal Analyst&lt;/p&gt;
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  106. <p>Summary Bullets:</p>
  107. <p>• Ericsson’s joint announcement with AT&amp;T this week of plans for high-scale open RAN deployment represents an important milestone for the open RAN movement and could help stimulate the ecosystem.</p>
  108. <p>• But it’s not clear exactly how widely and quickly AT&amp;T plans to put in place true open RAN in the most meaningful sense – multi-vendor base stations that invigorate supplier competition and software innovation.</p>
  109. <p><img decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/compete.globaldata.com/Uploads/CAResources/ATT-OpenRAN.png?w=685&#038;ssl=1" data-recalc-dims="1" /><br />
  110. <i>Source: Ericsson, AT&amp;T</i></p>
  111. <p>Ericsson’s <span style="color: #3366ff;"><a style="color: #3366ff;" href="https://www.ericsson.com/en/press-releases/2023/12/att-to-accelerate-open-and-interoperable-radio-access-networks-ran-in-the-united-states-through-new-collaboration-with-ericsson">joint announcement</a></span> with AT&amp;T this week of plans for high-scale open RAN deployment represents an important milestone for the open RAN movement, which AT&amp;T helped launch to begin with, but which has not yet seen dramatic acceleration in operator networks. AT&amp;T’s moves in that area could help alter the movement’s trajectory.</p>
  112. <p><span id="more-3038"></span><br />
  113. The open RAN ecosystem has been expanding for years in anticipation of market demand growth. But operator deployments have been relatively limited thus far, beyond NTT DoCoMo and Rakuten Mobile in Japan and Dish Networks in the US (the latter two being greenfield networks, an exception in the market). Even some of open RAN’s biggest cheerleaders have only committed to relatively modest rollouts (for example, Vodafone’s 2,500-site plan in the UK). The AT&amp;T/Ericsson announcement is the kind of big endorsement members of the open RAN community hope for to give the market more confidence in the concept – a 12-figure deal for a large-scale investment with a proposed footprint covering most of a tier-one operator network.</p>
  114. <p>Still, there are enough unknowns surrounding AT&amp;T’s plans to raise questions about exactly how different this move is from the conservative approach to open RAN that most operators have taken to date. Soft language in the release itself gives AT&amp;T some wiggle room. The plan is for deployment of “open-<i>capable</i> platforms.” The open RAN sites will be “operating in <i>coordination</i> with Ericsson and Fujitsu.” And in a separate release, Ericsson says it will build a network platform for AT&amp;T and transform it into an open, cloud-native one “through time.”</p>
  115. <p>The uncertainty isn’t just semantic. It’s not clear exactly how widely and quickly AT&amp;T plans to put in place true open RAN in the most meaningful sense. Technically, deploying open RAN can mean simply ensuring that the fronthaul connections at each cell site (the fiber connection between the baseband, or computing, unit and the radio) follow the industry-standardized protocol specified by the Open RAN Alliance. It doesn’t necessarily mean pairing basebands and radios from different vendors, nor does it necessarily mean using a virtualized baseband (on a general-purpose server), which is the model envisioned in the open RAN concept. In fact, Ericsson has said that one million of the radios it has already deployed for operators are currently “hardware-ready” for open RAN support. So, AT&amp;T’s stated goal of having 70% of its network traffic being handled by “open-capable platforms” is open to much interpretation.</p>
  116. <p>AT&amp;T does seem to suggest it plans to deploy multi-vendor base stations, noting that open RAN support “will enable rapid scaling and management of mixed supplier hardware at each cell site.” And virtual RAN does seem to be included in its plans, based on its calling out, as suppliers in this effort, server giant Dell and chip maker Intel – both of which have big vRAN pushes in full swing. AT&amp;T also seems to be considering a stepwise approach: hardware support for open RAN first, followed by migration to virtual RAN and the addition of third-party radios. We just don’t know much about the scale and pace at which AT&amp;T plans to deploy the kind of multi-vendor virtualized base stations that represent the full realization of the open RAN concept.</p>
  117. <p>In any case, from a high-level view, this news signals a consequential milestone: a tier-one, major-market operator moving toward large-scale investment in open RAN in a brownfield network. That will likely encourage investment more broadly, which will bolster the open RAN ecosystem and give other operators more confidence in embracing open RAN themselves in a virtuous cycle. Still, as ever with open RAN, the pace at which this happens is hard to foretell.</p>
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  126. <title>At its 5G Summit, ZTE Advances RIS and Introduces ‘RAN Composer’</title>
  127. <link>https://networkmatter.com/2023/12/01/at-its-5g-summit-zte-advances-ris-and-introduces-ran-composer/</link>
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  130. <dc:creator><![CDATA[edgubbins]]></dc:creator>
  131. <pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 20:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
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  136. <description><![CDATA[Summary Bullets: • At the ZTE 5G Summit in Bangkok (Thailand) in November 2023, ZTE continued its focus on RIS with a next-generation prototype that consumes less power than its predecessor. • ZTE also introduced ZTE RAN Composer, a solution that inserts general-purpose computing into the baseband unit to aid AI-based RAN optimization applications. At &#8230; <a href="https://networkmatter.com/2023/12/01/at-its-5g-summit-zte-advances-ris-and-introduces-ran-composer/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">At its 5G Summit, ZTE Advances RIS and Introduces ‘RAN Composer’</span></a>]]></description>
  137. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure id="attachment_1955" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1955" style="width: 70px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="1955" data-permalink="https://networkmatter.com/about-network-matter/gubbins-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?fit=70%2C100&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="70,100" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="gubbins" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Ed Gubbins, Principal Analyst&lt;/p&gt;
  138. " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?fit=70%2C100&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?fit=70%2C100&amp;ssl=1" class="size-full wp-image-1955" src="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?resize=70%2C100&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="70" height="100" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-1955" class="wp-caption-text">Ed Gubbins, Principal Analyst</figcaption></figure>
  139. <p>Summary Bullets:</p>
  140. <p>• At the ZTE 5G Summit in Bangkok (Thailand) in November 2023, ZTE continued its focus on RIS with a next-generation prototype that consumes less power than its predecessor.</p>
  141. <p>• ZTE also introduced ZTE RAN Composer, a solution that inserts general-purpose computing into the baseband unit to aid AI-based RAN optimization applications.</p>
  142. <p>At the 2023 ZTE 5G Summit in Bangkok (Thailand), ZTE presented a range of views on 5G’s continuing and future evolution, including presentations from operators and analysts in addition to ZTE representatives. The company also highlighted two forward-looking technologies that stood out: reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) and what ZTE has branded as ‘RAN Composer.’</p>
  143. <p><span id="more-3029"></span><br />
  144. <b>RIS</b><br />
  145. For a few years now, ZTE has differentiated itself by promoting RIS, a technology often associated with 6G that can be programmed to reflect radio signals to fill coverage gaps in intelligent ways. Using RIS may be less expensive than using small cells because RIS consumes less power and doesn’t require backhaul. At its Bangkok (Thailand) event, ZTE demonstrated an RIS prototype – a flattish square about the size of an ordinary framed wall painting, with more than 4,000 antennas and 24 dB of reflection gain &#8211; reflecting a millimeter-wave signal around a corner. In part, ZTE was demonstrating the progress it is making, whereas an earlier version of its RIS consumed 100 W of power, the one demonstrated last month (‘Dynamic RIS 2.0’), consumes just 20 W. It can also perform what ZTE calls “dynamic beam-sweeping and tracking” to maximize its performance.</p>
  146. <p>Today, operators may see ZTE’s RIS as less relevant to them than solutions that are more commercially mature. Going forward, a key question for RIS offerings will be how widely they are useful and whether that justifies ZTE’s early investment and focus on them. But for now, ZTE has proactively established strong authority in this area.</p>
  147. <p><b>ZTE RAN Composer</b><br />
  148. ZTE RAN Composer allows operators to insert a general-purpose server card into a baseband unit to support RAN-enhancing applications – especially those including AI (ZTE emphasizes ‘native AI,’ suggesting an essential role for AI in the fundamental solution design).</p>
  149. <p>One use that ZTE imagines for its RAN Composer is service-aware RAN-resource allocation. The solution would analyze network traffic patterns in real time to determine which kinds of services each flow of traffic represents. With that service awareness, the solution would then choose the best RAN resources to allocate to each service’s traffic based on each service’s specific requirements. The result, in theory, would be a more efficient use of the radio spectrum and networks and improved user experiences. As ZTE put it in a white paper on this topic, “Say you have two layers of co-coverage – one at 1800 MHz and the other at 2100 MHz… You can wake up the minimum amount of co-coverage needed based on the service to be supported. If you have co-coverage at cells 4, 5, 6 and 7, you can wake up the 2100 MHz band only in Cell 4, if that’s all you need to support the service.”</p>
  150. <p>Because ZTE RAN Composer could potentially address multiple applications, it might find its best fit in enterprise use cases, including private networks. ZTE is already focused on enabling other virtual network functions in scaled-down enterprise-centric solutions, including core functions, and the use of multiple virtual functions (e.g., RAN, core, etc.) could represent an efficient use of infrastructure.</p>
  151. <p>Still, some operators may ask why ZTE is proposing general-purpose computing be narrowly applied to AI-based functions via an inserted card that could limit its scale and flexibility rather than offer a broader vRAN solution that supports ZTE RAN Composer’s purposes while also keeping ZTE competitive with top rivals and challengers that are driving vRAN evolution. ZTE RAN Composer could demonstrate that ZTE is investing in general-purpose computing and AI in the RAN, but, at the same time, this offering could increase pressure on the vendor to embrace vRAN more fully than it is right now.</p>
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  160. <title>Ericsson&#8217;s Router 6000 Expansion Provides Intelligent Connectivity to Support its 5G RAN Vision</title>
  161. <link>https://networkmatter.com/2023/11/29/ericssons-router-6000-expansion-provides-intelligent-connectivity-to-support-its-5g-ran-vision/</link>
  162. <comments>https://networkmatter.com/2023/11/29/ericssons-router-6000-expansion-provides-intelligent-connectivity-to-support-its-5g-ran-vision/#respond</comments>
  164. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Hunt]]></dc:creator>
  165. <pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 18:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
  166. <category><![CDATA[Net Transformation]]></category>
  167. <category><![CDATA[SDN/NFV]]></category>
  168. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://networkmatter.com/?p=3022</guid>
  169.  
  170. <description><![CDATA[Summary Bullets: • Ericsson brought the finishing touches needed to optimize its mobile access portfolio &#8211; tying together its RAN compute portfolio, cloud-native capabilities, transport controller, and new Router 6000 variants to leverage RAN innovation and spectrum efficiency with AI/ML to automate services. • Ericsson brings to market two new Router 6000 variants: the Router 6671 designed &#8230; <a href="https://networkmatter.com/2023/11/29/ericssons-router-6000-expansion-provides-intelligent-connectivity-to-support-its-5g-ran-vision/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Ericsson&#8217;s Router 6000 Expansion Provides Intelligent Connectivity to Support its 5G RAN Vision</span></a>]]></description>
  171. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure id="attachment_1952" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1952" style="width: 70px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/hunt-1.jpg?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="1952" data-permalink="https://networkmatter.com/about-network-matter/hunt-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/hunt-1.jpg?fit=70%2C100&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="70,100" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Hunt" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Glen Hunt, Principal Analyst&lt;/p&gt;
  172. " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/hunt-1.jpg?fit=70%2C100&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/hunt-1.jpg?fit=70%2C100&amp;ssl=1" class="size-full wp-image-1952" src="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/hunt-1.jpg?resize=70%2C100&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="70" height="100" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-1952" class="wp-caption-text">Glen Hunt, Principal Analyst</figcaption></figure>
  173. <p>Summary Bullets:</p>
  174. <p>• Ericsson brought the finishing touches needed to optimize its mobile access portfolio &#8211; tying together its <span style="color: #3366ff;"><a style="color: #3366ff;" href="https://technology.globaldata.com/Analysis/details/Ericssons-New-RAN-Compute-Gear-Steps-Up-Capacity-Efficiency-for-MidBand-5G-Expansion129508">RAN compute portfolio</a></span>, cloud-native capabilities,<span style="color: #3366ff;"> <a style="color: #3366ff;" href="https://technology.globaldata.com/Analysis/details/Ericssons-Transport-Controller--Confirms-Microwaves-Relevance-to-5G-Transport129514">transport controller</a></span>, and new Router 6000 variants to leverage RAN innovation and spectrum efficiency with AI/ML to automate services.</p>
  175. <p>• Ericsson brings to market two new Router 6000 variants: the Router 6671 designed for cell site deployment, which supports 10G and 25G Ethernet connectivity, and the 4.8 Tbps Router 6678 to support large scale centralized RAN deployments.</p>
  176. <p>Ericsson’s two new Router 6000 family additions are designed to seamlessly integrate with its RAN portfolio to deliver the capacity, efficiency, and operational support needed to satisfy 5G service demands. With the recent uptick in the use of mid-band spectrum, operators will need to scale up their transport and RAN networks to leverage new Ericsson software features such as carrier aggregation data steering (which switches users from the FDD to TDD); and automated carrier aggregation, which automatically selects and configures carriers for aggregation.</p>
  177. <p><span id="more-3022"></span><br />
  178. The Router 6671 targets distributed RAN deployments and delivers 10G/25G Ethernet, supports SRv6, and uses 25% less power than its predecessor. The Router 6678 is optimized for centralized RAN aggregation and delivers twice the capacity, a 20% reduction in rack space, and is 3X more energy efficient than its predecessor. Although cell site routers and aggregation switches are not new to the mobile network architecture, the new devices are more tightly integrated with the recent Ericsson Transport Controller for management and the Ericsson RAN Compute Portfolio, which together maximize spectrum utilization, add additional automation, and further reduce overall network energy consumption.</p>
  179. <p><img decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/compete.globaldata.com/Uploads/CAResources/Ericsson%20Router%206000%20Nov%202023.jpg?w=685&#038;ssl=1" data-recalc-dims="1" /><br />
  180. <i>Source: Ericsson</i></p>
  181. <p>The new Router 6000 variants are both 1RU form factors, which comply with stringent space requirements (such as 250 mm depth). The Router 6678 can deliver up to 4.8 Tbps of switching capacity per unit and be clustered to meet the higher capacity requirements required for centralized RAN aggregation. The new Router 6000 variants complete Ericsson’s recent 5G RAN and transport capabilities and address three key issues facing mobile operators &#8211; scalable capacity, energy savings, and automation.</p>
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  190. <title>Ericsson’s New RAN Compute Gear Steps Up Capacity, Efficiency for Mid-Band 5G Expansion</title>
  191. <link>https://networkmatter.com/2023/11/16/ericssons-new-ran-compute-gear-steps-up-capacity-efficiency-for-mid-band-5g-expansion/</link>
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  194. <dc:creator><![CDATA[edgubbins]]></dc:creator>
  195. <pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 00:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
  196. <category><![CDATA[Net Transformation]]></category>
  197. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://networkmatter.com/?p=3007</guid>
  198.  
  199. <description><![CDATA[Summary Bullets: • Ericsson introduced four new radio access network (RAN) compute baseband processing products, including two products with varying capacity levels and outdoor versions of each one. • The vendor also introduced new software features to optimize carrier aggregation and the quality of users’ experience. Ericsson announced a range of new products this week &#8230; <a href="https://networkmatter.com/2023/11/16/ericssons-new-ran-compute-gear-steps-up-capacity-efficiency-for-mid-band-5g-expansion/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Ericsson’s New RAN Compute Gear Steps Up Capacity, Efficiency for Mid-Band 5G Expansion</span></a>]]></description>
  200. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure id="attachment_1955" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1955" style="width: 70px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="1955" data-permalink="https://networkmatter.com/about-network-matter/gubbins-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?fit=70%2C100&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="70,100" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="gubbins" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Ed Gubbins, Principal Analyst&lt;/p&gt;
  201. " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?fit=70%2C100&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?fit=70%2C100&amp;ssl=1" class="size-full wp-image-1955" src="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?resize=70%2C100&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="70" height="100" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-1955" class="wp-caption-text">Ed Gubbins, Principal Analyst</figcaption></figure>
  202. <p>Summary Bullets:</p>
  203. <p>• Ericsson introduced four new radio access network (RAN) compute baseband processing products, including two products with varying capacity levels and outdoor versions of each one.</p>
  204. <p>• The vendor also introduced new software features to optimize carrier aggregation and the quality of users’ experience.</p>
  205. <p>Ericsson announced a range of new products this week spanning the RAN and transport network domains.</p>
  206. <p>In the RAN category, Ericsson introduced four new products in its RAN Compute portfolio of baseband processing products: The RAN Processor 6672 is a one-rack-unit 4G/5G baseband unit, and the RAN Processor 6655 is a lower-capacity version of that product. In addition, the Radio Processor 6372 and 6355 are ruggedized outdoor versions of the 6672 and 6655, respectively.<span id="more-3007"></span><br />
  207. <img decoding="async" src="https://compete.globaldata.com/Uploads/CAResources/RadioProcessors 111123 1.png" /></p>
  208. <p><img decoding="async" src="https://compete.globaldata.com/Uploads/CAResources/RadioProcessors 111123 2.png" /></p>
  209. <p>Source: Ericsson</p>
  210. <p>The 6672 supports five modes in a single board: FDD 4G, FDD 5G, FDD 4G massive MIMO, FDD 5G massive MIMO, and 5G TDD massive MIMO. But the hardware is capable of supporting even more, according to the vendor. (The 6655, meanwhile, supports three modes.) The 6672 also supports 72 cells initially (up from the previous product’s 48) but is expected to support 120 cells in 2025 and more in the future; its hardware supports up to 300 cells. The new products also support millimeter-wave and sub-6 GHz spectrum in the same unit, but the commercialization timing of this capability will be based on market demand. Ericsson is also promoting the 6672’s ability to serve high-scale baseband hubs in centralized RAN architectures, an option where fiber is abundant.</p>
  211. <p>In addition to these new RAN Compute units, Ericsson introduced two new RAN software features.</p>
  212. <p>• Carrier Aggregation Data Steering, available Q1 2024, switches users from the FDD network to the TDD network, to both maximize use of TDD spectrum and reserve low-band FDD spectrum (whose bandwidth is typically in shorter supply) for where it is needed to provide coverage.</p>
  213. <p>• Automated Carrier Aggregation, coming later in 2024, automatically selects and configures carriers for aggregation. In the future, Ericsson hopes to augment this with AI and ML and their coverage predictions.</p>
  214. <p>The step up in capacity-per-hardware-rack-unit in Ericsson’s new RAN Compute units can help optimize networks for the higher capacity levels demanded by the spread of 5G in mid-band spectrum – a process with significant runway ahead. Only about one-fourth of mobile base station sites outside China were using mid-band spectrum for 5G as of July 2023, according to Ericsson. But they also are well-suited to serving the diverse amalgamation of 4G, 5G, FDD, TDD, and massive MIMO that many of today’s 5G networks represent. And importantly, the increase in capacity hardware density can improve energy efficiency – a top concern among operators and a recurring competitive battlefield among RAN vendors. The new gear also helps demonstrate the value of Ericsson’s RAN Compute portfolio, which offers a diverse array of options with a mix of technologies tailored to closely meet each site’s specific needs.</p>
  215. <p>The vendor’s new software features offer further network optimization that can aid both spectral efficiency and the quality of the user experience. And like the new RAN Compute products, they follow the theme of helping operators optimize a mix of spectral assets (including FDD, TDD, etc.). Software features can be especially enticing due to the ease of implementing them via download rather than the hardware replacements that new baseband gear would entail.</p>
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  224. <title>Nokia Brings the Family Jewels (FPcx) to the Access Network – Raises Expectations</title>
  225. <link>https://networkmatter.com/2023/09/26/nokia-brings-the-family-jewels-fpcx-to-the-access-network-raises-expectations/</link>
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  228. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Hunt]]></dc:creator>
  229. <pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2023 13:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
  230. <category><![CDATA[SDN/NFV]]></category>
  231. <category><![CDATA[Ultra Broadband]]></category>
  232. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://networkmatter.com/?p=2961</guid>
  233.  
  234. <description><![CDATA[Summary Bullets: • Operators are challenged to build access networks that transition from the 1G era to meet 10/100/400G service expectations. It is not only a bandwidth issue, but one of sustainability, flexibility, and the adaptability to deliver 5G services. • Nokia’s move to adapt its FPcx silicon to fuel a new range of access &#8230; <a href="https://networkmatter.com/2023/09/26/nokia-brings-the-family-jewels-fpcx-to-the-access-network-raises-expectations/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Nokia Brings the Family Jewels (FPcx) to the Access Network – Raises Expectations</span></a>]]></description>
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  236. <div>
  237. <figure id="attachment_1952" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1952" style="width: 70px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/hunt-1.jpg?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="1952" data-permalink="https://networkmatter.com/about-network-matter/hunt-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/hunt-1.jpg?fit=70%2C100&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="70,100" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Hunt" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Glen Hunt, Principal Analyst&lt;/p&gt;
  238. " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/hunt-1.jpg?fit=70%2C100&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/hunt-1.jpg?fit=70%2C100&amp;ssl=1" class="size-full wp-image-1952" src="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/hunt-1.jpg?resize=70%2C100&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="70" height="100" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-1952" class="wp-caption-text">Glen Hunt, Principal Analyst</figcaption></figure>
  239. </div>
  240. <div class="ReportField">Summary Bullets:</p>
  241. <p>• Operators are challenged to build access networks that transition from the 1G era to meet 10/100/400G service expectations. It is not only a bandwidth issue, but one of sustainability, flexibility, and the adaptability to deliver 5G services.</p>
  242. <p>• Nokia’s move to adapt its FPcx silicon to fuel a new range of access and aggregation routers elevates the access layer as an integral part of the intelligent network and changes the game.</p>
  243. <p>The access and aggregation routers of the past were based on platforms designed to deliver effective access and aggregation services for 1G to 10G services. Most were based on merchant silicon, which hosted a vendor’s network operating system and networking features, including platforms such as Nokia’s 7250 IXR. In contrast, the higher-scale IP services edge and IP core have been based on proprietary silicon, which delivered high-scale switching capacity, rich telemetry, and programmability needed to meet automate and meet stringent performance, power, and security requirements. The use of merchant silicon was widely adopted by equipment vendors to deliver solutions that kept pace with market demands, and a few vendors also leveraged programmable silicon such as field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Part of the draw for merchant silicon was driven by operators who desired to minimize vendor dependance &#8211; i.e., the white box era.</p></div>
  244. </div>
  245. <p><span id="more-2961"></span></p>
  246. <div>
  247. <div class="ReportField">Nokia has changed the trajectory of its access and aggregation strategy by introducing an optimized version of its high-performance and feature-rich FP silicon (FPcx) into a compact and extensible family of routers optimized for IP access, aggregation, and edge applications. 5G networks are more complex than their predecessors, and the need to automate the service lifecycle becomes critical to effectively deliver services while simplifying network operations. Nokia’s 7730 service interconnect routers (7730 SXR) platforms leverage the Nokia SR Linux network operating system and the Nokia network services platform automation suite. In addition to the ability to automate, FPcx supports advanced routing capabilities, a broad range of interface speeds (1GE to 400GE), and a switching capacity of 5 Tbps with embedded services such as DDoS mitigation and MACsec. The new platforms also leverage optical pluggables, which provide additional flexibility for operators as they evolve their access networks to cope with new and emerging service requirements.</p>
  248. <p>Nokia’s announcement is well-timed since operators are facing the need to update their end-to-end network infrastructures, and having a common feature set and management model for all layers of the network can dramatically reduce complexity; having the capacity to provide secure 10GE – 400GE services future proofs investments in the 7330 SRX family of routers.</p></div>
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  258. <title>Verizon Explores P2MP mmWave – A Bright but Not-so-New Idea</title>
  259. <link>https://networkmatter.com/2023/08/28/verizon-explores-p2mp-mmwave-a-bright-but-not-so-new-idea/</link>
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  262. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emir Halilovic]]></dc:creator>
  263. <pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
  264. <category><![CDATA[Ultra Broadband]]></category>
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  267. <description><![CDATA[Summary Bullets: • Verizon recently announced that it has tested point-to-multipoint (P2MP) millimeter wave (mmWave) radio for providing broadband to multi-dwelling units (MDUs) in urban areas. • The idea is good, but practical issues abound – a startup ISP Starry, which fielded a similar solution to lackluster response, is just emerging from Chapter 11 restructuring. &#8230; <a href="https://networkmatter.com/2023/08/28/verizon-explores-p2mp-mmwave-a-bright-but-not-so-new-idea/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Verizon Explores P2MP mmWave – A Bright but Not-so-New Idea</span></a>]]></description>
  268. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>
  269. <div>
  270. <figure id="attachment_1954" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1954" style="width: 64px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/emir-1-e1597028936236.jpg?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="1954" data-permalink="https://networkmatter.com/about-network-matter/emir-4/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/emir-1-e1597028936236.jpg?fit=64%2C95&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="64,95" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="emir" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Emir Halilovic, Principal Analyst&lt;/p&gt;
  271. " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/emir-1-e1597028936236.jpg?fit=64%2C95&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/emir-1-e1597028936236.jpg?fit=64%2C95&amp;ssl=1" class="size-full wp-image-1954" src="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/emir-1-e1597028936236.jpg?resize=64%2C95&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="64" height="95" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-1954" class="wp-caption-text">Emir Halilovic, Principal Analyst</figcaption></figure>
  272. </div>
  273. <div class="ReportField">
  274. <p>Summary Bullets:</p>
  275. <p>• Verizon recently announced that it has tested point-to-multipoint (P2MP) millimeter wave (mmWave) radio for providing broadband to multi-dwelling units (MDUs) in urban areas.</p>
  276. <p>• The idea is good, but practical issues abound – a startup ISP Starry, which fielded a similar solution to lackluster response, is just emerging from Chapter 11 restructuring.</p>
  277. <p>In its bid to make the process of expanding its broadband footprint more efficient, Verizon announced it has tested a new use case for its mmWave network in Texas (US). In the proof of concept, a centralized rooftop radio site (“donor” cell) was connected to a radio atop a simulated MDU with multiple endpoints requiring separate broadband connections. The signal was then transmitted via coaxial cable to a data processing unit equipped with a corresponding modem. The building’s existing wiring was used to transport the signal to end-user routers that provide broadband coverage to endpoint devices. Unlike “traditional” FWA, the solution uses a simplified broadband network gateway (BNG) instead of the company’s 4G and 5G core – Verizon claims this allows for &#8220;excellent” latency and capacity while reducing the load on the CSPs 4G and 5G mobile cores.</p>
  278. </div>
  279. </div>
  280. <p><span id="more-2932"></span></p>
  281. <div>
  282. <div class="ReportField">
  283. <p>Verizon’s approach is designed to augment its fiber broadband footprint, which is extensive, but doesn’t have the density to cover all buildings within its footprint cheaply. In urban areas, even though the fiber cable might be passing an MDU or a commercial property relatively close by, pulling the fiber the last couple of hundred meters or feet can be prohibitively expensive. Overcoming the same distance with mmWave radio can be orders of magnitude cheaper. Additionally, connecting two rooftop units (“donor cell” and MDU-based radio) is an ideal scenario for mmWave radio – a link between two static transceivers with a guaranteed line of sight.</p>
  284. <p>However, Verizon’s idea is not without its perils. The idea is not new, and early experiences of its implementation in the US market are not particularly positive. US ISP startup Starry deployed a similar solution to Verizon’s, attracting some 91,000 users from 2019 to 2022 across its target markets in the US of Boston, Massachusetts; Columbus, Ohio; Denver, Colorado; Los Angeles, California; New York City, New York; and Washington, DC. The company ran out of money and entered Chapter 11 protection in February 2023. While it has since left the Chapter 11 protection, its failure to attract more users across its six-million-unit footprint likely reflects the fact that P2MP wireless works best in urban areas where other types of connectivity are widely available. In other words, Starry, with its maximum speeds of 1 Gbps (not achievable everywhere) usually went up against cable or fiber-to-the-home offerings where 1 Gbps offerings are becoming the norm, and multi-gig are commonplace. On top of that, Starry chose to (or rather – had to) develop most of the network technology for its deployment, which certainly incurred added costs, compared to more traditional broadband deployments. Verizon likely needs custom gear as well – it has issued RFPs for specialized radio access equipment in support of the solution.</p>
  285. <p>Verizon is certainly a different beast from Starry, and its business hardly relies on the success of P2MP mmWave. For the US Tier 1, the solution may be just a small part of its technology toolbox used in cases where pulling fiber to the building may end up being prohibitively expensive or complicated. Or it may be in possession of a hammer (mmWave spectrum) searching for a suitable nail (use cases requiring mmWave). Either way, Verizon should continue carefully analyzing all aspects of the proposed use case. The solution’s Achilles’ heel – full-fiber competition trumping its speed and stability in most urban areas – cannot be eliminated.</p>
  286. </div>
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  296. <title>MWC23 Shanghai Showcases RAN Vendors Eager to Usher in 5G-Advanced</title>
  297. <link>https://networkmatter.com/2023/07/10/mwc23-shanghai-showcases-ran-vendors-eager-to-usher-in-5g-advanced/</link>
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  300. <dc:creator><![CDATA[edgubbins]]></dc:creator>
  301. <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2023 16:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
  302. <category><![CDATA[Net Transformation]]></category>
  303. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://networkmatter.com/?p=2892</guid>
  304.  
  305. <description><![CDATA[Summary Bullets: • 5G-Advanced and energy efficiency were two prominent themes among RAN vendors at MWC Shanghai. • ZTE introduced a new offering for private networks that features integrated RAN and core functions. In June 2023, Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai celebrated its 10th anniversary as an Asian counterpart to the MWC held annually in &#8230; <a href="https://networkmatter.com/2023/07/10/mwc23-shanghai-showcases-ran-vendors-eager-to-usher-in-5g-advanced/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">MWC23 Shanghai Showcases RAN Vendors Eager to Usher in 5G-Advanced</span></a>]]></description>
  306. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure id="attachment_1955" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1955" style="width: 70px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="1955" data-permalink="https://networkmatter.com/about-network-matter/gubbins-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?fit=70%2C100&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="70,100" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="gubbins" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Ed Gubbins, Principal Analyst&lt;/p&gt;
  307. " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?fit=70%2C100&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?fit=70%2C100&amp;ssl=1" class="size-full wp-image-1955" src="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?resize=70%2C100&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="70" height="100" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-1955" class="wp-caption-text">Ed Gubbins, Principal Analyst</figcaption></figure>
  308. <p>Summary Bullets:</p>
  309. <p>• 5G-Advanced and energy efficiency were two prominent themes among RAN vendors at MWC Shanghai.</p>
  310. <p>• ZTE introduced a new offering for private networks that features integrated RAN and core functions.</p>
  311. <p>In June 2023, Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai celebrated its 10th anniversary as an Asian counterpart to the MWC held annually in Barcelona, Spain. As usual, China’s two biggest RAN vendors, Huawei and ZTE, loomed large over the proceedings, but neither vendor made major new RAN product announcements at the show.</p>
  312. <p><span id="more-2892"></span>The event came as China’s massive rollout of 5G continues to spread. As of May 2023, China had more than 2.8 million 5G base stations, but due to the nation’s immense size, that number only represents a quarter of the mobile base stations in China. Meanwhile, the global industry is preparing to take the next step in 5G technology’s evolution to 5G-Advanced, which is likely to be commercialized in networking equipment starting in 2024.</p>
  313. <p>Huawei’s promotion of 5G-Advanced – which Huawei calls ‘5.5G’ &#8211; at the show is timely but also a continuation of a highly vocal <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://networkmatter.com/2021/04/06/why-its-already-time-to-start-talking-about-5-5g/">campaign the vendor has been conducting for years</a></span>. In addition to emphasizing four key features of 5.5G in Shanghai &#8211; 10 Gbps downlink, 1 Gbps uplink, 100 billion connections, and native AI &#8211; Huawei vowed in June 2023 to launch a “full set” of commercial 5.5G networking equipment in 2024. That promise isn’t surprising, given expectations for 5G-Advanced standards to be finalized and early chipsets to begin to emerge in 2023. In fact, Huawei probably won’t be alone among its peers in unveiling such gear in 2024.</p>
  314. <p>Huawei and ZTE also leaned into another pervasive topic in the industry right now: energy efficiency. Huawei promoted its “zero-bit, zero-watt” energy-efficiency solutions, including radios that can power down when network traffic is low &#8211; to nearly 5 W. This incrementally advances claims of “less than 10 W” radio power consumption made by Huawei earlier in 2023. Meanwhile, ZTE launched new capabilities for shutting down user plane functions in the 5G core during low-traffic periods. And in characteristic fashion, each company made its announcements in conjunction with a major Chinese operator: China Mobile.</p>
  315. <p>ZTE also unveiled its UniEngine V1100A, a product that integrates the functions of a 5G RAN and core in addition to simplified operations and management. With a small scale suitable for private enterprise networks and computing power to process third-party applications, the UniEngine builds upon the concept embodied in the Node Engine that ZTE previously promoted for private-enterprise use. The Node Engine is a computing card that slots into a baseband unit; unlike UniEngine, it can be used with or without a separate 5G core. So, the transition from those discreet units to the more integrated UniEngine follows a branded strategy of increased integration that ZTE has also promoted in its integrated <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://technology.globaldata.com/Analysis/CAdetails/MWC20-RAN-Vendors-New-Macrocell-Product-Introductions-Disrupted-by-MWC-Cancellation119747" data-loopstyle="linkonly">UniSite</a> </span>macrocell base station solutions. Integration is typically marketed as another form of increased energy efficiency, evident in everything from overall site design to multi-band radios.</p>
  316. <p>ZTE also reported on a trial of millimeter-wave technology with Thai operator AIS, notable for two reasons: First, it included chips from US vendor Qualcomm (illustrating a distinction between ZTE and its chief rival Huawei, which has met barriers to US chip technology). Second, the millimeter-wave ecosystem in China is expected to accelerate in 2024, giving RAN vendors another reason to be eager for next year to arrive.</p>
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  325. <title>RedCap is About to Get a Boost from 5G-Advanced</title>
  326. <link>https://networkmatter.com/2023/06/22/2874/</link>
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  329. <dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator>
  330. <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 15:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
  331. <category><![CDATA[Internet of Things]]></category>
  332. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://networkmatter.com/?p=2874</guid>
  333.  
  334. <description><![CDATA[Summary Bullets: • Advances in reduced capability (RedCap) technology could help operators monetize 5G by enabling IoT use cases. • RedCap commercialization is set to increase in 2023 on both the network and device side, establishing the ecosystem needed to support new businesses. As a marketing term, ‘reduced capability’ technology may not sound inherently enticing, &#8230; <a href="https://networkmatter.com/2023/06/22/2874/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">RedCap is About to Get a Boost from 5G-Advanced</span></a>]]></description>
  335. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure id="attachment_1955" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1955" style="width: 70px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="1955" data-permalink="https://networkmatter.com/about-network-matter/gubbins-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?fit=70%2C100&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="70,100" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="gubbins" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Ed Gubbins, Principal Analyst&lt;/p&gt;
  336. " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?fit=70%2C100&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?fit=70%2C100&amp;ssl=1" class="size-full wp-image-1955" src="https://i0.wp.com/networkmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gubbins-1.jpg?resize=70%2C100&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="70" height="100" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-1955" class="wp-caption-text">Ed Gubbins, Principal Analyst</figcaption></figure>
  337. <p>Summary Bullets:</p>
  338. <p>• Advances in reduced capability (RedCap) technology could help operators monetize 5G by enabling IoT use cases.</p>
  339. <p>• RedCap commercialization is set to increase in 2023 on both the network and device side, establishing the ecosystem needed to support new businesses.</p>
  340. <p>As a marketing term, ‘reduced capability’ technology may not sound inherently enticing, but the technology is designed to help bring to life a diverse array of IoT use cases that could bring much-needed monetization possibilities to 5G networks.</p>
  341. <p><span id="more-2874"></span>RedCap technology is useful in addressing use cases that don’t necessarily need high throughput of transmission power but often need long battery life and cost-efficiency. Think of agricultural sensors that report on crop height, rain, or other factors; they don’t need much bandwidth to report information, but they need to stay in the field for long periods of time without failure or maintenance, and they need to be inexpensive. Another potential example: sensors at industrial sites that monitor the performance or integrity of equipment (or trigger security alarms in the case of breaches), or wearable medical devices that report health information.</p>
  342. <p>RedCap technology helps these use cases in multiple ways, including increasing device battery life – in some cases from weeks or months to years – and reducing the cost and complexity of solutions to an extent that makes the business case for these applications feasible.</p>
  343. <p>RedCap is already included in 5G technology standards (3GPP Release 17), but it will be enhanced in Release 18, also known as 5G-Advanced, which is expected to be completed in 2023. For example, 5G-Advanced is expected to include positioning (location pinpointing) capabilities, greater support for industrial wireless sensor networks (IWSN), smart watches, glasses, and other wearable devices as well as greater support for dedicated sub-5 MHz frequency bands aimed at utilities and public safety use cases.</p>
  344. <p>Commercialization of this new stage of the technology is already advancing. This week, Ericsson announced its new RedCap solution will be available in November 2023 as a software addition to 5G standalone networks.</p>
  345. <p>Of course, to be useful, RedCap technology must also be supported by a broad and diverse ecosystem of devices – an ecosystem that is currently relatively narrow &#8211; but the number of commercial devices that support RedCap is expected to multiply rapidly this year as 5G-Advanced standards are finalized and 5G-Advanced chipsets start to emerge. In addition, tackling these use cases will require operators to understand how to transform the operations of an array of enterprise verticals. That task has long proven challenging for a community of companies whose businesses have historically been dominated by consumer mobile broadband.</p>
  346. <p>Still, Ericsson’s move this week is another sign that stakeholders in this ecosystem are investing in making 5G-Advanced RedCap a commercial reality. That will be welcome news to a world of operators looking to further monetize their existing 5G networks.</p>
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