Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has expanded its indoor mobile connectivity portfolio with three new solutions aimed at delivering additional 5G coverage, capacity and capabilities, as part of the Ericsson Radio Dot System portfolio. Ericsson’s additions to its indoor 5G portfolio — comprising two new hardware products and a software solution — are aimed at meeting the needs of customers for simplicity and monetization through a scalable solution suitable for any indoor environment.
“The in-building wireless market is so diverse that products have remained extremely fragmented for years. Ericsson has pulled together a line-up of products that are more flexible and adaptable, to handle wide variations in the application,” said Joe Madden, Founder & Chief Analyst, Mobile Experts. “This approach can drive economies of scale, with common parts serving large and small buildings, with high capacity, low capacity, or multi-operator applications. This kind of digital backbone will enable deployment to scale up for larger numbers of buildings.”
The indoor radio unit, called IRU 8850, is designed for medium-to-large venue coverage, delivering up to four times the capacity of its predecessors and enhancing network performance. Additionally, it is also up to 70 percent more energy-efficient compared to active DAS technology.
“The IRU 8850 product can serve up to eight venues from one centralized location, with a 6-mile fiber reach. It also supports both purpose-built and Cloud RAN architectures,” Ericsson said in a prepared release. “It supports both purpose-built and Cloud RAN architectures, offers up to 80 percent reduction in physical equipment space and up to 50 percent lower total cost of ownership.”
The second indoor 5G portfolio addition — designed for small- to medium-sized building coverage — is called the Ericsson Indoor Fusion Unit. The compact, all-in-one indoor 5G solution combines radio and baseband functionalities into one unit. “The plug-and-play unit can connect up to four Radio Dots with multi-Gbps per Dot, and it creates new business opportunities for service providers by adding 5G connectivity for smaller enterprises and branch locations,” the OEM said.
Ericsson is also introducing a new software feature to provide location services over indoor networks called Ericsson 5G Precise Positioning. Applications for the software include asset tracking and tool positioning using mobile 3D positioning precision of less than three feet for any 5G device. The new software feature is also part of Ericsson’s Private 5G Networks offering to enable enterprises to easily deploy a 5G network, equipped with this Ericsson-unique software feature.
The new indoor solutions will be on show and in focus in Ericsson’s booth in Hall 2 at the Fira Gran Via, during MWC Barcelona 2023 from February 27 to March 2. The solutions will be commercially available in the second half of 2023.
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