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.
ICYMI: 3GPP’s 5G NR Release 16’s 9 Most Critical Improvements to 5G
What we see with Release 16, in addition to improvements to previous fundamental standards, is a shift towards the next market for 5G technologies: industrial networks and applications. That is why, MIMO and IAB improvements aside, private networks, unlicensed spectrum, multi-TRP architecture, high-precision device positioning, efficient new power-saving protocols, and even multicasting between vehicles, constitute the lion’s share of projects in this release.