- Ericsson-Intel Tech Hub will identify and prioritize
enhancements for Ericsson Cloud RAN, running on Intel technology,
to create a roadmap for future commercial software releases
- Combined strengths of both companies will accelerate adoption
of Cloud RAN solutions and offer insights into Cloud RAN designs
that can aid technology investment decisions
- Key focus areas include energy efficiency, time-to-market,
network performance, and unlocking new business opportunities
STOCKHOLM,
May 17, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Two of the most innovative companies in global ICT
- Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Intel - are pooling R&D
excellence to create high-performing Cloud RAN solutions. The
companies have launched a tech hub in California, USA. It focuses on the benefits
that Ericsson Cloud RAN and Intel technology can bring to:
improving energy efficiency and network performance, reducing time
to market, and monetizing new business opportunities such as
enterprise applications.
Called Ericsson-Intel Tech Hub, the center is based in
Ericsson's D-15 facility in Santa
Clara and is already operational. The current focus includes
activities in power management and performance planned this year as
well as joint work on Cloud RAN containerized network function
(CNF)* applications on upcoming generations of processing
platforms.
Per Narvinger, Head of Product Area Networks, Ericsson, says:
"Cloud RAN technologies and virtualization have enormous potential
to impact networks of the future. Through the Tech Hub, we will
accelerate Cloud RAN technology in areas like energy efficiency and
performance, while reducing time to market."
Dan Rodriguez, Corporate Vice
President and General Manager, Network Platforms Group at Intel,
says: "The transformation to fully virtualized, cloud-native-based
networks brings tremendous innovation and agility, and is now
extending to the RAN. The Tech Hub will provide a venue for
Ericsson and Intel to extend our collaboration and showcase how a
virtualized RAN can deliver greater levels of automation, agility
and sustainability."
The Tech Hub is the latest of several Ericsson Cloud-RAN focused
initiatives and portfolio additions. The company introduced its
Cloud RAN offering in October 2020
and established the Ericsson Open Lab, aimed at driving virtualized
5G RAN technologies with Ericsson Cloud RAN customers and ecosystem
partners, in March 2021.
Ericsson already supports service providers with the most robust
and high-performing 5G RAN solutions while planning for future
network topologies and ideologies. Intel has been helping the
industry transform communications networks for more than a decade
and offers an extensive portfolio of processing, acceleration and
software solutions that are deployed today, including Intel Xeon
processors.
The Tech Hub will augment existing R&D work for both
companies with multi-year product design efforts, enabling
communications service providers to better plan their future
roadmaps and offerings.
Ericsson and Intel's latest collaboration was unveiled at the
Big 5G Event in Austin,
USA.
RELATED LINKS
Ericsson Cloud RAN
Ericsson strengthens Cloud RAN portfolio with 5G mid-band
support
Ericsson Open Lab
NOTES TO EDITORS:
Intel, the Intel logo, and other Intel marks are trademarks of
Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries.
*Containerized Network Function (CNF) are Cloud RAN applications
in vCU (Virtual Central Unit) and vDU (Virtual Distributed
Unit)
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