Analog Devices Announces Complete Radio Platform for 5G O-RAN Ecosystem
25 March 2021 - 11:30PM
Business Wire
Analog Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADI) today announced an ASIC-based
radio platform for O-RAN compliant 5G radio units that is designed
to shorten time to market and meet the evolving needs of 5G
networks. The O-RAN ecosystem uses open standards to disaggregate
the traditional network and allow greater flexibility and
additional features across carrier networks.
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Analog Devices Announces Complete Radio
Platform for 5G O-RAN Ecosystem (Graphic: Business Wire)
ADI’s radio platform includes all the core functionality needed
in an O-RAN compliant 5G radio unit, including a baseband ASIC,
software defined transceivers, signal processing, and power. This
advanced radio platform is designed to enable significant
performance and form factor improvements to address the critical
power consumption and cost challenges of next-generation networks
while reducing customers’ design cycles.
“O-RAN looks to disrupt the traditional market by rethinking the
network structure with open standards that will require new and
innovative radio solutions,” said Joe Barry, Vice President of
Wireless Communications at Analog Devices. “ADI’s new O-RAN
compliant solution marks a major step forward for the ecosystem by
providing a performance optimized radio platform for 5G
applications.”
O-RAN is reducing barriers to entry and offering new
opportunities for current and emerging wireless suppliers. ADI is
engaging directly with ecosystem participants to optimize total
system efficiency, ensure interoperability, and further industry
capabilities.
“Bringing an ASIC low-PHY baseband to market is a big step
forward for Open RAN. Now, there is a clear path for OEMs to build
competitive systems for macro and small cell,” said Andy Dunkin,
Open RAN RF and Digital Platform Development Manager at Vodafone
Group. “It is initiatives like this that help build a healthy
ecosystem.”
The Analog Devices platform allows radio designers and
manufacturers to optimize total system performance for macro and
small cell solutions. The reference design will enable designers to
create O-RAN compliant radios with the use of:
- ADI’s next-generation transceiver featuring advanced digital
front-end signal processing (DFE), digital pre-distortion with GaN
PA support, crest factor reduction, channel digital up converters
and channel digital down converters.
- A low-PHY baseband ASIC that delivers a 7.2x compliant solution
for LTE, 5G and NBIoT, including IEEE1588 Precision Time Protocol
and an eCPRI interface.
- Complete clock and power chain solutions.
“We are excited about ADI’s efforts in reducing barriers to
entry in the O-RAN ecosystem by providing an entirely new level of
support for an array of wireless vendors,” said Steve Papa, CEO of
Parallel Wireless. “It is solutions like this that will accelerate
the standardization of Option 7.2 functional split for easier
interoperability integration.”
Technology evaluation platforms will be available later this
year.
- Learn more about the ASIC-based radio platform at:
http://platform.radioverse.com
- To learn more about Analog Devices’ systems and solutions,
please visit: www.analog.com/radioverse
- Analog Devices is part of the O-RAN Alliance. To learn more
visit: www.o-ran.org
About Analog Devices, Inc.
Analog Devices (Nasdaq: ADI) is a leading global
high-performance semiconductor company dedicated to solving the
toughest engineering challenges. We enable our customers to
interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the
physical and digital with unmatched technologies that sense,
measure, power, connect and interpret. Visit
http://www.analog.com
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by Messrs. Barry, Dunkin, and Papa and other statements regarding
the expected opportunities, benefits, cost savings, product
offerings and developments relating to Analog Devices’ ASIC-based
radio platform, that are based on current expectations, beliefs,
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Devices does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking
statements made by us.
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