Canadian telecommunications company Telus has announced a collaboration with Samsung to build commercial virtualized open radio access network (RAN) technology that promises enhanced performance, flexibility, energy efficiency, and automation. Telus claims it will be the first in Canada to deploy this technology and that the collaboration will expand from greenfield (new build) to brownfield (existing infrastructure) deployments.
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Telus and Samsung partnership
The move comes after Telus selected Samsung as its 5G network vendor in June 2020. “This is also one of the first truly virtualized Open RAN deployments within a complex brownfield network environment.” terrace Said.
Virtualized open RAN technology
The open RAN approach allows Telus to utilize components from different manufacturers that best suit its needs, and the virtualized radio access network (vRAN) allows the telco to use software instead of hardware. This will allow Telus to more quickly access the latest technology as it becomes available, improving customer experience and network innovation, the company said.
Commenting on this partnership, terrace “We are proud to be the first Canadian telecommunications company to integrate this cutting-edge technology, along with Samsung and our other partners.”
“Telus and Samsung have been at the forefront of meaningful transformation in mobile communications, and we look forward to continuing to unlock the benefits of software-centric innovation by advancing our industry-leading vRAN and Open RAN. ,” he said. samsung.
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According to reports, the two companies have extensively tested vRAN and Open RAN deployments in select Canadian markets, leveraging Samsung’s vRAN solution. Commercial deployment will begin in the first half of this year, and large-scale network deployment is expected to begin in mid-2024.
samsung solution
Samsung’s solutions include vRAN 3.0 for 4G and 5G, which includes enhancements for improved energy savings, performance optimization, and intelligent automation with Samsung’s Service Management and Orchestration (SMO). It has several functions. Additionally, Samsung’s AI-based SMO will help Telus accelerate vRAN deployment at scale by enabling automatic deployment of thousands of network sites simultaneously.
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In its approach to multi-vendor open RAN brownfield deployments, Telus also leverages collaboration from other ecosystems. Cloud infrastructure will be provided by Wind River, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise will provide his HPE ProLiant DL110 Gen11 servers with 4th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with Intel vRAN Boost.
