NEC and Analog Devices Collaborate to Provide 5G O-RAN Massive MIMO Radio for Rakuten Mobile
October 22 2020 - 8:00AM
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NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) and Analog Devices, Inc.
(Nasdaq: ADI) announced today that they have teamed up to design a
5G Network Massive MIMO Antenna Radio Unit for Rakuten Mobile. The
radio unit adopts ADI’s fourth-generation wideband RF transceiver
solution to achieve high precision Massive MIMO and possesses a 5G
open vRAN (virtual RAN) interface corresponding to Rakuten Mobile’s
end-to-end fully virtualized cloud-native mobile network. It
delivers large capacity transmission with high efficiency by using
3.7GHz frequency Massive MIMO*1 and digital beamforming
technology.*2 The cloud-native virtual network heralds a major
shift in how communications providers can offer high-speed internet
access worldwide, at significantly lower costs, made possible
without the maintenance, upkeep, repair and labor costs associated
with the physical infrastructure that hinders conventional
networks. NEC has already started shipping the 5G Network Massive
MIMO Antenna Radio Unit to Rakuten Mobile.
ADI’s fourth-generation wideband RF transceiver integrates quad
channel transmitters, receivers and Digital Pre-Distortion (DPD) in
a single chip. The radio is fully software reconfigurable and
covers all sub-6GHz 5G frequency bands, simplifying radio
designs.
“ADI’s RF transceiver is expertly designed to support wireless
applications such as Massive MIMO and small cell systems,
simplifying system design, reducing size and weight, and minimizing
power consumption,” said Nozomu Watanabe, Senior Vice President at
NEC. “Virtualization is a dependable and cost-efficient approach,
and the world’s leading telecom providers are pursuing it as the
next evolution of communications. ADI’s RF equipment allows us to
provide the connectivity required to build an architecture that
supports 5G full-spectrum systems.”
NEC’s 5G equipment utilizes highly accurate digital beamforming
for efficient high-capacity transmission. The system also features
seamless installation, achieved through circuit integration.
“The new wave of 5G-based network connectivity is defined by
flexibility,” said Greg Henderson, Senior Vice President at Analog
Devices. “By working with NEC to drive the first Massive MIMO
installation for Rakuten Mobile, we’re laying the groundwork to
propel 5G connectivity forward. The ecosystem is incredibly
intricate and complex, but the primary goal is for all parties to
work seamlessly together to inspire efficiencies across the board:
cost, time and capital equipment. These are the pieces that will
help us move to the next step of a truly virtualized network.”
About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation has established itself as a leader in the
integration of IT and network technologies while promoting the
brand statement of “Orchestrating a brighter world.” NEC enables
businesses and communities to adapt to rapid changes taking place
in both society and the market as it provides for the social values
of safety, security, fairness and efficiency to promote a more
sustainable world where everyone has the chance to reach their full
potential. For more information, visit NEC at
http://www.nec.com.
About Analog Devices, Inc.
Analog Devices (Nasdaq: ADI) is a leading global
high-performance analog technology company dedicated to solving the
toughest engineering challenges. We enable our customers to
interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the
physical and digital with unmatched technologies that sense,
measure, power, connect and interpret. Visit
http://www.analog.com.
*1 Massive MIMO--Massive multiple-input, multiple-output, or
massive MIMO, is an extension of MIMO, which essentially groups
together antennas at the transmitter and receiver to provide better
throughput and better spectrum efficiency.
*2 Digital Beamforming--Technology to precisely manipulate the
gain and phase of multiple antenna signals. Able to form
intensively to a specific direction and to deliver stable radio
waves over longer distances.
This release may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements
intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established
by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements include, among other things, our
statements regarding the expected opportunities, benefits, cost
savings, product and service offerings and developments associated
with the collaboration between Analog Devices, Inc. and NEC
Corporation relating to the 5G Network Massive MIMO Antenna Radio
Unit and virtual implementation of a 5G network, that are based on
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and projections about the industry and markets in which the
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subsequent to the date of this press release. Important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
results described, implied or projected in any forward-looking
statements include difficulty or delay in our design, development,
production and marketing of products, technologies and solutions,
including those associated with the collaboration between Analog
Devices and NEC, the course, impacts and uncertainty of the
COVID-19 global pandemic, and other risk factors described in the
most recent filings of Analog Devices with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Analog Devices does not undertake any
obligation to update forward-looking statements made by us.
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