Telecoms equipment vendor Ericsson, has launched three new radios in its industry-leading Massive MIMO portfolio and expanded its RAN Compute portfolio with six RAN products to accelerate 5G mid-band rollouts.
The new solutions are powered by Ericsson Silicon – the company’s system on a chip (SoC) range that provides advanced processing capabilities for a rapid evolution of energy-efficient and high-performing networks.
With new mid-band spectrum available, communications service providers can leverage their 5G spectral assets to rollout services quickly and efficiently to deliver a more responsive experience to mobile broadband subscribers.
According to Ericsson, mid-band bridges the speed, capacity and coverage gaps between low-band and high-band. 5G networks that harness mid-band spectrum at scale will have the power to provide a full-fledged 5G experience for consumers and enterprises, Ericsson stated.
Per Narvinger, Head, Product Area Networks, Ericsson, said: “After the first rollouts of 5G networks, now is the time to scale up 5G by leveraging Massive MIMO to a much larger extent. With our new portfolio, communications service providers can speed up their mid-band deployments efficiently with superior performance for their users, while reducing energy consumption.”
Ericsson’s new line of ultra-lightweight, mid-band Massive MIMO 5G radios from its Antenna-Integrated Radio (AIR) portfolio, is designed to ease mid-band deployment for service providers. This enables a full-fledged 5G user experience for subscribers, while reducing site footprint and increasing capacity by more than three times.
Ed Gubbins, Principal Analyst, GlobalData, said: “This portfolio launch comes at an opportune moment, as carriers turn their attention to capitalising on mid-band 5G spectrum. Ericsson’s Massive MIMO radios are an industry standout in terms of compact form factors and lightweight designs, which should help operators overcome deployment challenges. In addition, the stability and strength of Ericsson’s custom silicon strategy also sets them apart.”
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