Following successful testing, Optus plans to introduce multi-operator Ericsson Radio Dot systems to indoor venues
Australian carrier Optus is laying the groundwork to improve indoor 5G coverage with the rollout of Ericsson’s multi-operator Radio Dot system across Australia.
Ericsson said in a release that once the system is fully deployed, Optus will be able to deliver high-capacity 5G connectivity indoors, enabling Australian businesses to improve operational efficiency.
Following initial testing conducted at Optus Labs in Sydney, Optus will be deploying the multi-operator Ericsson Radiodot system in indoor venues such as sports venues, high-rise buildings and shopping precincts across Australia. It will also be used as a 5G capacity overlay in places where Optus has already deployed legacy solutions, such as shopping center food courts, airport lounge rooms and stadium corporate rooms. Operators are looking forward to enabling new immersive technologies such as XR and VR.
The multi-operator Ericsson Radio Dot system will enable Optus to deliver high-capacity 5G in indoor environments while supporting the broadband 3.5 GHz spectrum of all Australian mobile operators.
Kent Wu, vice president of access network strategy, planning and quality at Optus, said: “The success of this test and the future implementation of Radio Dot underscores Optus’ commitment to delivering the highest quality innovative technology to meet the growing needs of enterprise customers and end users. With its multi-operator 5G Radio Dot system, Optus supports consumer and business customers across multiple venues, delivering high-capacity 5G solutions for both uplink and downlink, and providing 5G indoor It can enhance the customer experience and enable new use cases such as XR/VR, precision positioning.”
Ericsson said the first production implementation of the multi-operator Ericsson Radio.dot system is planned on Optus’ network in New South Wales during 2024.
Last year, Optus, Ericsson and chipset maker MediaTek announced that this was Australia’s first wireless data call using Ericsson’s pre-commercial Reduced Capability (RedCap) software on Optus’ 5G network. .
Optus believes that the small device size, long battery life, and superior throughput of RedCap devices will enable them to be used in many mobile consumer applications such as wearables, health monitors, and augmented reality (AR) devices, as well as video surveillance and It says it is also ideal for industrial applications such as surveillance. industrial sensor.
Optus also said the call uses Ericsson’s advanced Reduced Capability (RedCap) software and is available in both time division duplex (TDD) and frequency division duplex (FDD) in low and mid frequency bands. It said it was made possible using the 5G spectrum.
RedCap (also known as NR Light) is a reduced set of 5G features targeted at devices with low battery consumption, low cost, and low bandwidth requirements, such as wearables and low-cost hotspots. Introduced in 3GPP Release 17, 5G RedCap is designed for devices currently served by LTE CAT-4, but offers similar or better performance with a theoretical maximum downlink throughput of up to 150 Mbps .
