Telecommunications service, Ericsson, says it’s commited to leading the Open RAN industrialization by introducing compatibility for open fronthaul in its Cloud Radio Access Network (RAN) and radio portfolios.
This move comes after the company worked with the industry through the O-RAN Alliance to define the next generation open fronthaul interface. With over one million radios already deployed that are hardware ready for the next generation of open fronthaul technology, Ericsson aims to bring performance at a mass scale to Open RAN.
The company will also release new radio platforms this year, providing a complete Open RAN-ready offering across its Massive MIMO and remote radio portfolios. In addition, support for open fronthaul will be introduced in Ericsson’s Cloud RAN portfolio starting in 2024.
Executive Vice President and Head of Networks at Ericsson, Fredrik Jejdling, stated that the company is enabling an open and growing ecosystem of innovation with its customers and partners. Ericsson is leading the industrialization of the three pillars of Open RAN: cloudification, open fronthaul, and open management for network programmability.
Ericsson has already formed agreements with Google Cloud, Dell Technologies, and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) for its Cloud RAN. Jinsung Choi, Chair of O-RAN Alliance, expressed his anticipation for future innovations in the market and expects Ericsson to maintain its active involvement in shaping O-RAN’s evolution.
