Ericsson unveiled several products to accelerate its 5G mid-band rollouts, according to a release. Under its Massive MIMO portfolio, the Swedish company has launched three new radios and expanded its RAN Compute portfolio with six products.
The new solutions are powered by Ericsson Silicon – the company’s system on a chip (SoC) range. The Massive MIMO and RAN Compute products aim to support the mid-band spectrum with additional security built in to protect software and sensitive data.
According to Per Narvinger, Head of Product Area Networks at Ericsson, “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.”
The new mid-band Massive MIMO 5G radios are ultra-lightweight, making deployment easier for providers. According to Ericsson, the radios weigh just over 44 pounds — up to 45 percent lighter than the previous generation — and are 20 percent more energy-efficient. The radios also feature passive cooling to minimize costly maintenance visits. The MIMO products enable a “full-fledged 5G user experience” for subscribers in urban, suburban, and rural areas while reducing site footprint and increasing capacity more than three times.
The expanded RAN Compute line includes indoor and outdoor options for 4G expansions and mid-band 5G rollouts. The new RAN products have up to a 50 percent higher throughput and 15 to 20 percent lower energy consumptions.
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