This week at The Small Cells World Summit 2018 in London, Qualcomm introduced what they claim to be “the industry’s first 5G NR solution targeted for small cells and remote radio head deployments (FSM100xx)”. Building on the Qualcomm® FSM™ Platform for 3G and 4G small cells, this new small cell product will support 5G NR in both mmWave and sub-6 GHz spectrum. The company calls this a “highly flexible solution designed to enable original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to reuse both software and hardware designs across sub-6 and mmWave products, supporting high-bandwidth and robust coverage for mobile subscribers around the globe.”
Qualcomm said the FSM100xx readies the industry to develop powerful and uniform 5G user experiences by using their expertise in 10nm mobile technologies to handle “critical outdoor deployments and challenging indoor scenarios” supporting MIMO implementation and multi-gigabit throughput.
The FSM100xx also includes a software defined modem, designed to facilitate OEMs to readily upgrade their devices to comply with future 3GPP releases. Additionally, this 5G NR solution supports various options for interface splits between central unit (CU) and remote radio head, providing OEMs and operators with the flexibility to use a 5G radio access network architecture that best fits their needs, such as a virtualized 5G architecture that is designed to deliver scalability through the cloud or a more distributed architecture to ease fronthaul requirements.
The system will begin sampling in 2019, and Qualcomm Technologies is working with early access customers, according to Irvind Ghai, vice president, product management, Qualcomm Atheros. For more information visit http://www.qualcomm.com/.
May 25, 2018
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