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Thomas Hundt, Axiata’s Group Executive Vice President \u2013 Technology<\/b> said, “Open RAN is the future for mobile networks,
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“Together with our partners Mavenir, Parallel Networks and
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Pardeep Kohli, Mavenir President and CEO<\/b> said, “Mavenir is delighted to work with Axiata on their radio network
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commercial deployment of TIP’s Evenstar Split 7.2. Radio Unit (RU) architecture Network
modernisation gains traction as Axiata positions for network leadership across
its footprint, with the commercial deployment of …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[60],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15849"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15849\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\ncommercial deployment of TIP’s Evenstar Split 7.2. Radio Unit (RU) architecture<\/i><\/p>\n\n
\nmodernisation gains traction as Axiata positions for network leadership across
\nits footprint, with the commercial deployment of 2G and 4G single RAN Open RAN
\nmatching the performance of incumbents in brown field environment.<\/li>\n
\nstrategic partnerships formed with world-class network solutions providers,
\nMavenir, Parallel Wireless and global IT giant Infosys lead to successful Open RAN
\ncommercial pilots in Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n<\/b>Axiata
\nGroup Berhad (“Axiata” or “the Group”) has embarked on an ambitious
\nnetwork transformation program, leveraging Open Radio Access Networks (Open
\nRAN) as a key technology for\u00a0 mobile
\nnetworks designed to narrow the digital divide and enhance rural connectivity
\nacross Asia. <\/p>\n
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\nscale commercial deployments by year end, the Group has successfully conducted Open
\nRAN commercial field pilots in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka through
\nstrategic partnerships with leading global network solutions providers Mavenir
\nand Parallel Wireless and supported by Infosys as systems integrator (SI). <\/p>\n
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\nits strategic partnership with Mavenir, the industry’s end to end network
\nsoftware provider, Axiata has deployed the MAVair Open vRAN solution including
\nall G Open RAN, Packet Core and Mobile Network applications at selected sites, in
\nMalaysia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. To simulate non-ideal backhaul conditions,
\nespecially for rural areas, the sites selected are connected with non-ideal
\nbackhaul (microwave links), and in some cases satellite, making this the first satellite
\nbackhaul powered Open vRAN sites in the world.<\/p>\n
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\nthe testing phase, Axiata was also able to achieve the first live commercial
\nservice integration of the Telecom Infra Project (TIP)’s Evenstar 4G Radio
\nthrough Mavenir’s MAVair<\/a> O-RAN
\nbased solution for Open RAN. Axiata is a participant
\nof the TIP initiative in which a global community of companies and
\norganisations are working together to accelerate the development and deployment
\nof open, disaggregated and standards-based technology solutions that deliver
\nhigh quality, low cost connectivity. <\/p>\n
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\ncommercial pilot also encompassed a collaboration with Parallel Wireless, the
\nUS-based Open RAN company delivering all G, cloud-native Open RAN solutions. Axiata
\nsuccessfully demonstrated commercial deployment of 2G and 4G Open RAN
\nconnectivity within its network in Sri Lanka which is operated by Dialog
\nAxiata. <\/p>\n
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\nbe installed on the same radio units, with baseband deployed on a x86
\ncommercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) platform, and all other applications deployed on
\nAxiata’s OpenStack cloud infrastructure. The field trials now elevated to
\ncommercial availability, included 3-Sector, 4-Sector and 6-Sector sites, and
\ndemonstrated high quality network performance. <\/p>\n
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\nuser experience was demonstrated to be seamless and, in some cases, superior in
\nterms of mobile broadband experience including next generation voice services.
\nCommercial deployment encompassed rural, sub-urban and urban environments.<\/p>\n
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\nrequires system integration capabilities to bring together the ecosystem of
\ndisaggregated components using standardised open interfaces on general purpose
\nhardware and ensuring interoperability in a carrier grade environment. Axiata
\nwas supported by Infosys in executing multi-faceted system integrations
\nrequired to demonstrate the comprehensive coverage of Open RAN configuration
\noptions. <\/p>\n
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\nand it will be critical for 4G expansions as well as the 5G evolution that
\nAxiata’s markets will soon embrace. Aligning with our vision to become The Next
\nGeneration Digital Champion, the benefits from open
\nnetworks will enable Axiata to better serve rising
\nconnectivity needs across the region, especially in rural and underserved
\nareas, whilst ensuring sustainable value creation for our stakeholders.”
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\nInfosys, and in line with the global connectivity push under the Telecom
\nInfrastructure Project, Axiata is committed towards embracing fully automated
\ninfrastructure to boost the open networks ecosystem in Asia. Our successful
\ntrials in Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Indonesia prove that Open RAN solutions
\nenable greater operational and cost efficiencies using advanced technologies,
\nwhilst also meeting the needs of our digital inclusion efforts across the
\nregion. We look forward to taking the next step towards commercialization in
\nour pursuit of catalyzing game-changing advancements across emerging Asia,” he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
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\ntransformation initiative and to achieve excellent results in the live everyday
\nenvironment, proving the extreme flexibility of Open vRAN. The collaboration
\nwill transform existing networks into a dynamic, agile and cloud-native based
\nplatform where Mavenir and Axiata will build the Networks of the Future.”<\/p>\n
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\nJohnson, President of Parallel Wireless<\/b> said, “We are honored to partner with Axiata, replacing
\ntheir incumbent vendors equipment with our leading-edge Open RAN Solution to
\nenable 2G and 4G broadband services in Sri Lanka and other Axiata subsidiaries.
\nWe are thrilled that the trials are successful, and we look forward to the
\ncommercial deployments in 2021.”<\/p>\n
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\nSwaminathan,\u00a0EVP & Global Industry Leader, Communications, Media &
\nTechnology Infosys<\/b>
\nsaid, “Open RAN is transforming the wireless architecture and is enabling
\nTelecom operators to be more competitive and innovative, while providing them
\nflexibility in RAN component suppliers’ ecosystem. The successful completion of
\nthe field trial on live network was a major milestone for accelerating the
\nscaled deployment of virtual and Open RAN networks. Infosys is excited to be
\nthe SI partner to Axiata in this transformational journey and is committed to
\nstand together to achieve many more milestones in the near future.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n
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