KFAR SAVA, Israel, March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicom
Ltd. (NASDAQ: SILC), a leading provider of
networking and data infrastructure solutions, today announced the
launch of its O-RAN compliant, Evenstar Distributed Unit (DU) in
collaboration with Facebook Connectivity and other Evenstar
partners.
The Evenstar DU addresses the growing mobile operator demand for
best-in-breed, unbundled DUs that meet 3GPP and O-RAN
specifications in order to facilitate the roll-out of OpenRAN 4G
and 5G networks.
"We are delighted to be selected by the Evenstar program to
introduce our unique DU to a market awaiting OpenRAN-compliant
solutions," commented Shaike Orbach,
Silicom's CEO. "Through this collaboration, we will provide
operators with groundbreaking functionality that takes their
network flexibility and performance to a new level – such as
advanced offloads and time synchronization - at highly competitive
price points."
Launched last year in collaboration with a number of industry
players, the Evenstar program aims to accelerate the adoption of
OpenRAN solutions by contributing RAN reference architecture to the
Telecom Infra Project's OpenRAN Project Group. The concept behind
OpenRAN is to enable operators to decouple key network components,
including RUs (Radio Units), DUs (Distribution Units) and CUs
(Central Units), enabling best-of-breed components from diverse
vendors to be combined into networks for superior performance. This
approach is key for driving innovation and reducing network
costs.
"We are excited to collaborate with Silicom and other ecosystem
partners to build Evenstar components for 4G and 5G networks,"
commented Jaydeep Ranade, Director
of Wireless Engineering for Facebook Connectivity. "A healthy
ecosystem of OpenRAN vendors plays a huge role in accelerating
the deployment of simplified, flexible and efficient RAN
technologies."
About Silicom
Silicom Ltd. is an industry-leading provider of high-performance
networking and data infrastructure solutions. Designed primarily to
improve performance and efficiency in Cloud and Data Center
environments, Silicom's solutions increase throughput, decrease
latency and boost the performance of servers and networking
appliances, the infrastructure backbone that enables advanced Cloud
architectures and leading technologies like NFV, SD-WAN and Cyber
Security. Our innovative solutions for high-density networking,
high-speed fabric switching, offloading and acceleration, which
utilize a range of cutting-edge silicon technologies as well as
FPGA-based solutions, are ideal for scaling-up and scaling-out
cloud infrastructures.
Silicom products are used by major Cloud players, service
providers, telcos and OEMs as components of their infrastructure
offerings, including both add-on adapters in the Data Center and
stand-alone virtualized/universal CPE devices at the edge.
Silicom's long-term, trusted relationships with more than 170
customers throughout the world, its more than 400 active Design
Wins and more than 300 product SKUs have made Silicom a "go-to"
connectivity/performance partner of choice for technology leaders
around the globe.
For more information, please visit: www.silicom.co.il
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in these evolving markets, resulting in an increasing dependence on
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and marketing of Silicom's products and services, maintaining and
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