Ericsson evolves its RAN portfolio with seven new products and solutions that aim to power sustainable, smart, and slim 5G networks. Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why Ericsson’s portfolio development emphasis on 5G energy efficiency advances aligns with CSP sustainability and ESG goals and boosts competitive prospects across 5G network builds.
MWC 2022: Qualcomm and HPE Prep Virtual Distributed Units for 5G Prime Time
Qualcomm and HPE team up to provide virtual distributed unit technology aimed at lowering operator TCO costs and streamlining vRAN/Open RAN deployments. Futurum’s Ron Westfall explores how the collaboration between Qualcomm and HPE provides the technical differentiators, business relations, and ecosystem influence to help spur Open RAN adoption and put competitive pressure on rivals to up their TCO returns across their RAN portfolios.
Juniper Evolves its 5G Portfolio and Messaging
Juniper Networks is steadfastly evolving its 5G portfolio development and marketing with emphasis on supporting capabilities such as RIC in driving Open RAN adoption and enabling operator network slicing and use case networking. Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why Juniper has the portfolio-wide assets in areas such as Metro Cloud, AI, and security to bolster its strategic 5G market message and exercise more influence across the 5G ecosystem in scaling and monetizing operator 5G applications and services.
Marvell Industry Analyst Day 2021: New AtlasOne Chip Readies 5G RAN Optical Fronthaul for 5G Ecosystem
Marvell broadens its RAN portfolio aimed at advancing cloud-optimized 5G infrastructure with the launch of the AtlasOne 50Gbps PAM4 DSP and TIA chipset solution. Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why the new AtlasOne chipset fulfills fast growing mobile operator demand for 50G fronthaul bandwidth capabilities as they advance vRAN and Open RAN deployments, enhance existing RAN technology, and scale 5G applications such as enhanced mobile broadband, FWA, edge computing, ultra-reliable low-latency communications, and digital workforce.
Qualcomm Breakthroughs on Path to Advanced 5G Include R&D Test Beds, 5G mmWave, XR, C-V2X, and More – Part Three
In the conclusion of this three-part series, Futurum Senior Analyst Olivier Blanchard dives deeper into more of Qualcomm’s latest research milestones and how they help expand 5G mmWave deployments, applications, and impact on wide area 5G foundations. Blanchard’s analysis outlines how these over-the-air (OTA) test networks, prototypes, and system simulations help advance 5G research and product development across a breadth of industries. These breakthrough snapshots are especially timely in the wake of the expansive technology roadmap outlined by Qualcomm during its Investor Day presentations just a few days ago and help shed more light on where Qualcomm is with regard to critical R&D milestones.
Qualcomm R&D Test Beds: a Closer Look at C-V2X, Smart Factories, XR, and Improved System Efficiencies – Part Two
In Part Two of this three-part series, Futurum Senior Analyst Olivier Blanchard dives deeper into four of Qualcomm’s latest research milestones: C-V2X sidelink, Industry 4.0, extended reality (XR), and green networks. Blanchard’s analysis outlines how these over-the-air (OTA) test networks, prototypes, and system simulations help advance 5G research and product development across a breadth of industries. These breakthrough snapshots are especially timely in the wake of the expansive technology roadmap outlined by Qualcomm during its Investor Day presentations recently and help shed more light on where Qualcomm is with regard to critical R&D milestones.
Qualcomm’s R&D Test Beds Showcase Exciting New Breakthroughs on the Path to 5G Advanced and Beyond in 5G mmWave, XR, C-V2X, and More – Part One
In Part One of this three-part series, Futurum senior analyst Olivier Blanchard highlights Qualcomm’s latest research milestones in six critical areas: 5G mmWave, wide-area 5G, C-V2X sidelink, Industry 4.0, extended reality (XR), and green networks. Blanchard’s overview explains how these over-the-air (OTA) test networks, prototypes, and system simulations, will help advance 5G research and product development across a breadth of industries. These breakthrough snapshots are especially timely in the wake of the expansive technology roadmap outlined by Qualcomm during its Investor Day 2021 presentations just a few days ago and help shed more light on where Qualcomm is with regard to critical R&D milestones.
Betacom’s 5G as a Service Offering is Built on Valuable Lessons from Early Private Wireless Network Adopters
Futurum analyst Ron Westfall evaluates Betacom’s 5G as a Service offering and private wireless network portfolio, providing comprehensive plan, design, build, and operate capabilities and the competitive advantage they might well provide in driving broader adoption across industry verticals.
Part Three of Series: More on RFFE and the Role it Plays in Qualcomm’s 5G Roadmap
In Part Three of his series on RFFE (RF Front End), Senior Analyst Olivier Blanchard dives into how chipmaker giant Qualcomm is leveraging its global leadership in wireless innovation and recent investments in RF to significantly grow its modem-to-antenna solutions footprint not only in mobile handsets, but also expand that slice of its business into high growth adjacent segments like Automotive, the IoT, and the IIoT. Tying the series to Qualcomm’s 2021 Investor Day provides critical insights into RFFE’s growing importance to Qualcomm’s technology portfolio and business momentum.
MWC LA 2021: Radisys Jumpstarts the Release 16 5G New Radio Bandwagon
Radisys launched Release 16 5G New Radio software that delivers the capabilities needed to spur CSP and enterprise support of 5G use cases across multiple industry verticals. Futurum’s Ron Westfall explores why Radisys is capitalizing on the enhanced R16 features, such as MU-MIMO, DSS, beamforming, key to spurring Open RAN adoption and ecosystem-wide 5G innovation.