Australian operator Telstra has launched Ericsson’s Cloud RAN (radio access network) infrastructure on its 5G commercial network. The Ericsson Cloud RAN has already been deployed and is fully operational at multiple sites, including the Gold Coast in Queensland.
“Telstra commercial 5G sites go live with Ericsson Cloud RAN technology”
Espoo, Finland – Nokia and Telia Finland announced the launch of the commercial 5G standalone (SA) network with network slicing for fixed wireless access (FWA) services. Telia is introducing 5G SA to its 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) home broadband services and is able to start offering a range of broadband deals with guaranteed service levels to its customers in Finland. These solutions will enable Telia to build on its existing leadership position and deliver enhanced connectivity and capacity benefits to its customers. The deployment is underway.
“Nokia and Telia Finland launch commercial 5G SA network with network slicing for fixed wireless access”
Ericsson and Slovenian communications service provider, Telekom Slovenije, launched the commercial 5G network in Slovenia. The 5G rollout commenced within a week of the July. “Telekom Slovenije and Ericsson roll out 5G commercial network in Slovenia”
TIM has already gone live with commercial 5G in Rome, Turin and Naples with services for users, families, and companies. “TIM takes first commercial 5G steps in Italy with Ericsson”
Test and measurement vendor, Keysight has extended its collaboration with China Telecom to accelerate commercial deployment of 5G technology. “Keysight and China Telecom team to accelerate commercial deployment of 5G technology”
Ericsson will deploy a wide range of Ericsson 5G Open Radio Access Networks products and formulas to support AT&T’s nationwide Open RAN ambitions in the United States. “Ericsson to support AT&T’s Open RAN plans with 5G Open Radio Access Networks”
Santa Rosa, United States. 09 August, 2022 – Keysight Technologies, Inc., a technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced that Xiaomi has selected Keysight’s 5G device test solutions to accelerate 5G Release 16 (Rel-16) device validation in support of the latest 3GPP 5G new radio (NR) features and specifications.
“Keysight enables Xiaomi to accelerate 5G Release 16 device validation”
29 July, 2022 – The commercial readiness trial was performed using commercially available 5G standalone customer premise equipment (CPE) and Android handsets and comes shortly after the Local Packet Gateway was officially launched.
“Ericsson and Far EasTone pave the way for new 5G network slicing use cases through Local Packet Gateway”
SNS Telecom & IT‘s latest research report indicates that the real-world impact of private 5G networks – which are estimated to account for $3.5 Billion in annual spending by 2027 – is becoming ever more visible, with diverse practical and tangible benefits such as productivity gains through reduced dependency on unlicenced wireless and hard-wired connections in industrial facilities, allowing workers to remotely operate cranes and mining equipment from a safer distance and significant, quantifiable cost savings enabled by 5G-connected patrol robots and image analytics in Wagyu beef production.
“Benefits of $3.5 billion private 5G network market becoming evident”
SoftBank Corp. has completed a field trial using a common API designed to leverage 5G capabilities in collaboration with global telecommunication operators. The trial, conducted this month, aimed to enhance communication control within a 5G environment.
Utilising the common API from the open-source project ‘CAMARA,’ SoftBank established a private 5G network at the Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, for this purpose. The trial demonstrated the feasibility of controlling communication quality through the CAMARA-defined common API. This development allows members of the Digital Twin Campus Consortium, managed by the Keio University SFC Research Institute, to access and use the common API established during the trial.
As one use case utilising the common API in this field trial, SoftBank developed a system that controls the image quality and communication quality of cameras for the purpose of remote monitoring, and it built a solution that optimises the image and communication quality based on person detection. In this solution, operational fields of image quality control and communication quality control, and validation for use cases were conducted, leading to successful remote control.
SoftBank is participating in the ‘GSMA Open Gateway’ initiative aimed at constructing a common API launched by the GSMA industry association for telecommunication operators. Through initiatives such as this field trial, SoftBank aims to promote the overall growth of the telecommunications industry by realising diverse business models and enabling the rapid market deployment of mobile services demanded in the 5G era through collaboration between telecommunication operators and application service providers.
Field Trial Environment
SoftBank utilised the infrastructure built in SFC to develop functions capable of controlling and acquiring information from 5G SA (standalone) core equipment and built a system called Network API Enabler, which opens these functions through APIs. Additionally, a field trial platform was built by collecting and coordinating sensor information and experimental terminal information installed in SFC on the digital twin platform, enabling the verification of various use cases.
Furthermore, a field trial that tested a solution for optimising communication quality based on person detection was conducted as a use case that application service providers can imagine.
Optimising communication quality based on person detection
For remote monitoring using cameras, much of the transferred data during normal operation becomes unnecessary, while high-quality image data is required during anomaly detection, necessitating control over communication data.
By using the Quality on Demand (QoD) API to switch from low-quality to high-quality images only during anomaly detection, unnecessary communication data can be eliminated, leading to a cost reduction in operations.
Additionally, because the external control of image quality is possible when using the API, efficient monitoring can be achieved with generic products, eliminating the need for high-performance cameras and sensors. In this field trial, SoftBank confirmed that monitoring can be conducted using minimum image quality during normal operation and high-quality images only when necessary by executing the QoD API triggered by person detection using LiDAR sensors.
Future Developments
While advancing considerations for the introduction of this technology as a commercial service, SoftBank aims to resolve various social issues through new use cases that involve customising the network as needed. In addition to providing a common API, SoftBank will promote the development of new mobile services and collaborate with various partners to foster innovative business ventures in the 5G era.
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