Nokia, Intel and Verizon collaborate on new virtualized RAN architectures on path to commercialization
February 26 2018 - 8:00AM
Press Release
- Nokia demonstrates successful trial of Cloud RAN in Oklahoma
City, featuring its Cloud BTS with Verizon's Virtual Cloud Platform
for the operator's vRAN 1.0 architecture
- Trial advances joint work between Nokia and Intel to develop
Verizon's vRAN 2.0 architecture to include a comprehensive software
defined RAN
- Technology advancements allow Verizon to offer its customers
more highly reliable and available wireless network services
26 February 2018
Espoo, Finland - Nokia, Intel and Verizon are collaborating
on new groundbreaking Cloud RAN architectures to provide the
flexibility needed for the operator's future services and
requirements for 4G, 5G and IoT in the cloud. The first milestone
in developing Verizon's vRAN 1.0 architecture and path to
commercialization was a successful trial of Cloud RAN in Oklahoma
City, using Verizon's existing edge cloud infrastructure and
the Nokia AirScale Cloud Base Station Server, featuring the Intel®
Xeon® Scalable Processor family. The trial furthers the joint work
between Nokia and Intel to develop the next technological step of
Cloud RAN, Verizon's vRAN 2.0 architecture, which will bring
everything but the radio network in the cloud.
The collaborative work represents a key milestone for Verizon's
cloud migration path, enabling the operator to significantly lower
capital and operational expenditures for its network, and increase
the number of users per cell, leading to lower costs per user. The
development efforts also provide flexible and scalable capacity,
plus continuous software delivery for Verizon's customers.
For the Oklahoma City trial, Nokia built the Cloud RAN software
in Verizon's commercial cloud infrastructure using commercial off
the shelf (COTS) hardware, proving the software is not dependent on
a custom environment for deployment. Nokia used its AirScale Cloud
Base Station Server, a virtual base station running on Verizon's
Cloud Platform connected via Ethernet backhaul. This software
defined and hardware agnostic solution retains key traits and
benefits of cloud centralized RAN and edge cloud distributed RAN
deployment models. As a result, real-time and non-real-time
functions can be co-deployed deeper in the network.
The successful trial enables Nokia and Intel to push forward
with Verizon to develop its new vRAN 2.0 architecture, which will
use cloud computing capabilities that maximize efficiencies in
preparation for the diverse demands of IoT and the 5G future.
Bill Stone, vice president, Technology Development &
Planning, Verizon, said: "Verizon is committed to
furthering innovation within the ecosystem by ensuring deployment
flexibility. Verizon's Intelligent Edge Network, which
maximizes this flexibility, will allow faster upgrades, allowing
our customers access to the latest technology as quickly as
possible."
Caroline Chan, vice president and general manager, 5G
Infrastructure Division, Network Platforms Group,
Intel, said: "Developing a software defined network is vital
to transform today's infrastructure to the level of flexibility and
agility required to handle the demand of 4G, 5G, and IOT services.
This successful trial and continued collaboration with Nokia and
Verizon pushes the industry forward and demonstrates how Intel
technologies and reference platforms can accelerate deployment
of advanced virtualized RAN running on an open and flexible
cloud architecture." Marc Rouanne, president
of Mobile Networks at Nokia, said: "Virtualization is all about
flexibility. By putting the radio access network in the cloud we
can provide 5G architecture that quickly creates increased capacity
in the baseband and scalability for both 4G and 5G networks. This
is one of Nokia's clear strengths in the 5G story - a pioneer in
virtual RAN, with networks already in commercial service. Now, with
Verizon, we're developing a high-performing network that will allow
it to remain continually on top of the traffic demands from its
networks."
Resources
- AirScale Cloud RAN video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEoTZKBcCgQ
- Web Page: Nokia AirScale Cloud RAN
- AirScale E-book: Nokia AirScale Radio Access (including Cloud
RAN)
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