SOLiD adopts Picocom for next-generation Open RAN products

Bristol, United Kingdom – Picocom, the 5G Open RAN baseband semiconductor and software provider is announcing that SOLiD, a global provider in cellular in-building mobile coverage, has selected Picocom silicon and software to strengthen its next generation of 5G Open RAN radio units (O-RUs).

“SOLiD is at the forefront of, and continues to be committed to, being a worldwide leader in in-building cellular technology. Partnering with Picocom to purchase PC802 devices and license its 5G NR O-RU software gives us the confidence that SOLiD will maintain the edge over our competition. This agreement will enable us to be competitive in the ever-evolving Open RAN market with our next-generation O-RUs,” says HyunChae Kim, vice president at SOLiD.

“It’s fantastic to be working with SOLiD, and I’m honoured that our silicon and software will be at the heart of future SOLiD Open RAN products. This positive news comes on the eve of PC802’s launch anniversary. We’re very pleased with the traction we are seeing and having SOLiD backing us publicly is a testament to that,” says Peter Claydon, president of Picocom.

PC802 is shipping in mass production quantities together with mature software for Open RAN distributed units (O-DU) and radio units (O-RU), as well as integrated small cells. In addition, PC802 supports both 4G LTE and 5G NR. For more information on Picocom’s PC802 5G small cell SoC, visit Picocom.

For more information on SOLiD, click here.

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