End-to-end fronthaul testing, as well as isolation testing, provide the big picture and granular data needed to drive Open RAN adoption
Given one of the primary goals of Open RAN—providing architectural flexibility by breaking up the centralized unit (CU), distributed unit (DU) and radio unit...
Nokia: The Open RAN business case isn’t yet established for new or existing networks
If you look at scaled Open RAN deployments today, it will become immediately obvious that the largest builds are from greenfield operators--1&1 in Germany, Dish in the United States and Rakuten...
To prepare for the explosive increase of bandwidth demand in 5G mobile access, service providers begin deployment of their disaggregated xHaul solutions to reap the benefits of faster innovation and flexibility. In this webinar we explore why the xHaul would be an ideal place...
In this report we have carried out an in-depth study, based on our main CSPs clients' experience, in which we share with you a set of best practice lessons learned from these players, to realize the benefits from telco cloudification.
Over a decade, network vendors...
Join experts from Electro Rent and EXFO for a webinar on 5G Fronthaul Validation. This webinar will cover the steps for Fronthaul link validation using an EXFO test module. In this course, we will discuss Connector Performance, Fiber Characterization, Backhaul Link Validation, CPRI/eCPRI Link Validation, and Transceiver...
FiberLight exec: Industry is 'too consumed with fiber to the tower'
For the last three decades, the demand for mobile data has grown exponentially, driving tremendous capacity expansions and the need for more network infrastructure, especially as 5G networks continue to rollout. FiberLight’s Executive VP...
According to GSMA, 4G accounted for 52% of mobile connections in 2019 and will increase to 56% by 2025; meanwhile, 5G will roughly take 20% share.Unlike the moderate pace in the access side, RAN (Radio Access Network) architecture migration is accelerating and driven by...
Latest Dish 5G vendors are Everstream, Segra, Uniti and Zayo
As part of its ongoing vendor selection process associated with a nationwide standalone 5G network build, Dish this week announced it is working with fiber providers Everstream, Segra, Uniti and Zayo for it's Open RAN...
Architectural changes made in 5G to optimize and scale networks with cloud radio access networks (C-RAN) have created stricter synchronization and latency requirements, particularly for fronthaul networks that provide connectivity between radios and centralized baseband controllers.
Standardization bodies have developed new standards for meeting these...
The number of global unique mobile subscribers is expected to grow by 160 million from 5.7 billion subscribers in 2020 to 5.86 billion in 2025.
85% or more of mobile connections are expected to be 4G or 5G. This will require a massive increase in...
Ericsson: “To achieve the long term goal of 4G and 5G in a Virtualized RAN, we first must create a unified packet network for all the RAN transport interfaces.”
Introduction
2019 saw mobile operators across multiple continents launch 5G networks giving customers a glimpse of...
There’s never been a better time for distance learning! Join the EXFO team as we share our expertise in how to build healthier networks, faster.
We’ll discuss key 5G and fiber-optic technologies, present real-world use cases and share testing best practices. Register now, it’s the...
As we saw in the last article in this blog series, the disaggregation of the RAN has opened up a number of new and exciting opportunities for a larger ecosystem to grow and thrive. But nowhere has the momentum been felt more than in...
At this year’s VZTUF event, SOLiD President Ken Sandfeld offered his perspective on initial commercial deployments of the 3.5 GHz CBRS band as well as SOLiD’s newest product to support CBRS, the ALLIANCE edgeROU (or eROU). He also shared his thoughts on the adoption...
Enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), ultra-reliable low latency communications, and massive machine-type communication (mMTC) are well understood and highly anticipated 5G use cases. The big challenge for network operators is how to support these use cases, and more, on the same network.
Much of the buzz...
Clearfield: RAN and core are obviously important but “none of that works without the fiber”
The role of fiber optics in 5G deployment is an often-overlooked part of the conversation, but according Clearfield Chief Marketing Officer Kevin Morgan, the role of physical network infrastructure is...
The Chinese vendor said the new product supports 200G bandwidth
ZTE has unveiled what it claims is the industry’s first 5G fronthaul 200G outdoor optical transport network product.
The Chinese vendor said that the ZXMP M721 OD62 is easy to install and maintain and can be applied to the metro...
As revenue per bit falls and demand rises, mobile network operators (MNOs) are looking for ways to increase network capacity and reduce cost. Trends for accomplishing this include densification, e.g., small cells, cloudification for resource “elasticity”, and centralization of the RAN, i.e., C-RAN. A...
ATLANTA--Although much of the wireless industry's 5G focus is on the Radio Access Network, transport network providers have to be just as ready for 5G as the rest of the network in order for 5G services to be successfully delivered, panelists said during a...
5G transport networks must evolve in tandem with the RAN and core
Operators around the world are working to build and commercialize 5G networks while simultaneously upgrading existing networks to provide a gigabit-class LTE surround for the next generation of cellular connectivity. And while enhancements...
RAN Compute architecture for distribution of radio functions
As operators begin the heavy lift of building out 5G, Ericsson has made major updates to its radio system and transport portfolio geared toward increased deployment flexibility in the push toward ultra-dense networks.
In a discussion with RCR...
Partnering on transport with Juniper Networks, ECI Telecom
5G requires operators to make significant investment in new radio equipment and network densification, core network enhancements and capacity increases in the transport networks that carry mobile data traffic. Ahead of Mobile World Congress Americas next week,...
Centralized basebands connected via fronthaul to remote radios supports network densification
Small cells are a fundamental driver of the ongoing network densification that is enhancing LTE networks and building a foundation for 5G. As demand for mobile data and the number of devices continues to...
xRAN Forum OKs management and control, user and synchronization specifications for fronthaul
Network virtualization is a long-term movement in the telecom industry; the long-term goal is to create fully programmable, automated networks built with commercial off the shelf hardware rather than more expensive proprietary solutions....
