Airspan Networks Completes Interoperability Testing of End-to-End 5G Stand Alone Network on 5G CBRS Spectrum
October 07 2021 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Comprehensive Tests Lay the Groundwork for the Launch of
CBRS-based 5G Devices, Using Airspan 5G and Open RAN software and
hardware
Airspan Networks Inc., a subsidiary of Airspan Networks Holdings
Inc. (NYSE American: MIMO) announced today the successful
completion of 5G and Open RAN interoperability tests of three
levels in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum band
(n48) using, for the first time, a mobile test device powered by
Snapdragon® X60 5G Modem-RF System. Qualcomm Technologies’ mobile
test device was connected to Airspan’s Open RAN 5G platform
(OpenRANGE).
This significant achievement will help create opportunities for
deployment and will enable better user experiences in a wide array
of scenarios using CBRS spectrum. According to a recent article in
Fierce Wireless, research firm SNS Telecom & IT predicts
roughly 90% of all smartphone shipments in the United States by
2023, will be CBRS band-compatible. That includes 3GPP band n48 for
5G New Radio (NR) connectivity. SNS also estimated total US
smartphone shipments at approximately 130 million.
The tests were run on Airspan's end-to-end Open RAN solution
including Radio Units (RU), Distributed Units (DU) and Centralized
Units (CU). The end-to-end testing setup included Airspan’s
AirVelocity indoor solution and AirSpeed outdoor solution, both 5G
Open RAN compliant, split 7.2 Radio Units (RUs) operating in the
n48 (CBRS) standalone band. Tests included both lab and
over-the-air field trials.
“This 5G milestone using the Snapdragon X60 5G Modem-RF System
in the CBRS n48 band will help enable the full capabilities of 5G,”
said Sanjeev Athalye, senior director, product management, Qualcomm
Technologies, Inc. “This achievement will pave the way for the
development of mobile devices leveraging CBRS spectrum for consumer
and enterprise use cases.”
“Airspan continues to be at the forefront of leading and
enhancing the 5G ecosystem leveraging our end-to-end Open RAN
solutions. This comprehensive series of tests will help provide a
roadmap to manufacture the next generation of 5G devices using CBRS
spectrum, that will leverage Airspan’s innovative 5G and Open RAN
software and hardware solutions,” said Airspan President and CEO
Eric Stonestrom.
The series of tests included:
- All stages to establish successful 5G calls (PHY/MAC software
layers)
- Download and upload data transfer tests for maximum
connectivity and throughput
- Link adaption
- Interoperability with 5G networks
- Modulation adaptation to overcome interference
- Work with numerous spectrum frequencies
- Pushing the reliability of cell site to cell site handoffs as
well as stationary usage performance
- Radio Link Failure (RLF) and recovery
- Important test to determine how quickly a network recovers a
call due to limited coverage or interference; the goal is for the
network to adapt in less than a second, so the customer using
wireless devices maintains connectivity
- Mobility scenarios
About Airspan
Airspan Networks Holdings Inc. (NYSE American: MIMO) is a
U.S.-based provider of groundbreaking, disruptive software and
hardware for 5G networks, and a pioneer in end-to-end Open RAN
solutions that provide interoperability with other vendors. As a
result of innovative technology and significant R&D investments
to build and expand 5G solutions, Airspan believes it is
well-positioned with 5G indoor and outdoor, Open RAN, private
networks for enterprise customers and industrial use applications,
fixed wireless access (FWA), and CBRS solutions to help mobile
network operators of all sizes deploy their networks of the future,
today. With over one million cells shipped to 1,000 customers in
more than 100 countries, Airspan has global scale. For more
information, visit www.airspan.com.
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