Ericsson’s New RAN Compute Gear Steps Up Capacity, Efficiency for Mid-Band 5G Expansion

Ed Gubbins, Principal Analyst

Summary Bullets:

• Ericsson introduced four new radio access network (RAN) compute baseband processing products, including two products with varying capacity levels and outdoor versions of each one.

• The vendor also introduced new software features to optimize carrier aggregation and the quality of users’ experience.

Ericsson announced a range of new products this week spanning the RAN and transport network domains.

In the RAN category, Ericsson introduced four new products in its RAN Compute portfolio of baseband processing products: The RAN Processor 6672 is a one-rack-unit 4G/5G baseband unit, and the RAN Processor 6655 is a lower-capacity version of that product. In addition, the Radio Processor 6372 and 6355 are ruggedized outdoor versions of the 6672 and 6655, respectively. Continue reading “Ericsson’s New RAN Compute Gear Steps Up Capacity, Efficiency for Mid-Band 5G Expansion”