5G/6G

Xilinx has announced that the company is supplying its UltraScale+ technology to Fujitsu for its O-RAN 5G radio units (O-RUs). Fujitsu O-RUs using Xilinx technology will be deployed in the first O-RAN-compliant 5G greenfield networks in the US Fujitsu is also evaluating Xilinx RFSoC technology to further reduce cost and power consumption for additional future site deployments.

Nemo Backpack Pro from Keysight Technologies is an in-building measurement solution for benchmarking 5G new radio (NR) end-user quality of experience (QoE) in enterprise facilities, airports, arenas and other indoor environments.

The initial members of the 5G Global Enterprise solution Consortium (5GEC) will be ACTIVIO, AGC, Advanced Wireless Network, EXEO ASIA, FUJITSU, Loxley Public Company, Mobile Innovation, NEC Corporation, NEC Networks & System Integration, NTT Communications, NTT DATA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTING, NTT DOCOMO, and NTT.

A suite of end-to-end solutions that enables an ecosystem of Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) vendors and mobile operators to verify interoperability, performance, conformance and security of multi-vendor 5G networks based on standard interfaces has been introduced by Keysight Technologies.

MobileStack is a new subscriber session monitoring capability for Keysight Technologies’ Vision X high-performance network packet broker (NPB).

Rohde & Schwarz says it can offer the first validated IMS conformance test cases for 5G NR that can be used for certification testing according to PTCRB.

Design and sales support for an integrated dual-path RF front-end is announced by distributor RFMW.

Capgemini Group has continued to augment its Intelligent Industry offerings with the launch of Altran’s 5G Lab and 5G Lab-as-a-Service (LaaS) for telecommunications companies, enterprises and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). 

HARMAN has announced HARMAN TBOT (Turbo Connect) a new intelligent software agent that anticipates and mitigates vehicle connectivity discrepancies on the road. The newest solution in HARMAN’s telematics portfolio, HARMAN TBOT satisfies the current demand for high-speed connectivity with low latency, especially when used alongside 5G-enabled technologies like HARMAN’s Smart Conformal Antenna and full 5G and 5G-ready Telecommunications...

In this article, Vinay Ravuri, CEO of EdgeQ, a 5G systems-on-a-chip company, shares his 2021 predictions around enterprise 5G adoption, 5G geopolitics, the rise of open network systems, and AI-enabled automation bringing manufacturing back to US.