Ericsson announced the launch of three new radios in its Massive MIMO portfolio and expanded its RAN Compute portfolio with six more products for 5G mid-band rollouts. The new products are powered by the company’s Ericsson Silicon system on a chip (SoC) range and are designed to enhance network performance with optimised energy efficiency and reduced carbon footprint.
Ericsson’s new line of ultra-lightweight, mid-band Massive MIMO 5G radios from its Antenna-Integrated Radio (AIR) portfolio is designed to ease mid-band deployment for service providers. The aim is to enable a fully-fledged 5G user experience for subscribers, while reducing site footprint and increasing capacity by more than three times, said the company.
The new radios weigh only 20kg and are up to 45 percent lighter than the previous generation, and 20 percent more energy efficient, featuring passive cooling to minimise costly maintenance site visits. They can be deployed from urban high-rise buildings to suburban and rural capacity areas for use cases, such as Fixed Wireless Access, automotive, transport and logistics.
Ericsson has also advanced its RAN Compute portfolio with six new products, including both indoor and outdoor options for 4G expansions and mid-band 5G rollouts, with up to 50 percent higher throughput and 15 to 20 percent lower energy consumption.
