- New software solution enables communications service providers
to deliver innovative 5G use cases to consumers and enterprises
with guaranteed performance
- Built on Ericsson radio expertise and a scalable and flexible
architecture, the new solution supports customized business models
and growth requirements of advanced use cases
- Ericsson 5G RAN Slicing strengthens end-to-end network slicing
capabilities needed to deliver different services over a common
infrastructure
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ericsson (NASDAQ:
ERIC) has launched a 5G network slicing solution for radio access
networks (RAN) that will enable communications service providers to
deliver customized 5G services with guaranteed performance.
Now commercially available, Ericsson 5G RAN Slicing allocates
radio resources at 1 millisecond scheduling and supports
multi-dimensional service differentiation handling across slices.
This strengthens end-to-end slicing capabilities for dynamic
resource management and orchestration that ensure the high-quality
end-user experience required by diverse use cases.
Network slicing supports multiple logical networks for different
service types over one common infrastructure. It is a key enabler
for unlocking 5G revenue opportunities such as enhanced video, and
in-car connectivity, and extended reality. An Ericsson report
estimates USD 712 billion in an
addressable consumer market for service providers by 2030. The
addressable market for network slicing alone in the enterprise
segment is projected at USD 300
billion by 2025 (GSMA data). As 5G scales up, service
providers are looking to maximize returns on their investments by
targeting innovative and high revenue-generating use cases such as
cloud gaming, smart factories, and smart healthcare.
Per Narvinger, Head of Product Area Networks, Ericsson says:
"Ericsson 5G RAN Slicing dynamically optimizes radio resources to
deliver significantly more spectrum-efficient radio access network
slicing. What makes our solution distinct is that it boosts
end-to-end management and orchestration support for fast and
efficient service delivery. This gives service providers the
differentiation and guaranteed performance needed to monetize 5G
investments with diverse use cases. With 5G as innovation platform,
we continue to drive value for our customers."
Network slicing is one of the major 5G deployment models.
Ericsson has ongoing 5G network slicing engagements for RAN,
transport, core network and orchestration across the globe
involving use cases for the consumer segment and
enterprises/industry verticals such as video-assisted remote
operations, AR/VR, TV/Media for sports event streaming, cloud
gaming, smart city, and applications for Industry 4.0 and public
safety.
Toshikazu Yokai, Executive
Officer, Chief Director of Mobile Technology, at KDDI, says:
"End-to-end slicing is key to monetizing 5G investment and RAN
slicing will help make that happen. Across different slices in our
mobile networks, RAN slicing will deliver the quality assurance and
latency required by our customers."
Mark Düsener, Head of Mobile and Mass Market Communication at
Swisscom, says: "We're gearing up for the next stage of 5G where we
expect to apply end-to-end network slicing, and RAN slicing is key
to guaranteed performance. With efficient sharing of network
resources across different slices, we will be able to provide
communications for diverse 5G applications such as public safety or
mobile private networks."
Sue Rudd, Director, Networks and
Service Platforms, Strategy Analytics, says: "Ericsson is the first
vendor to offer a fully end-to-end solution with RAN slicing based
on dynamic radio resource partitioning in under 1 millisecond using
embedded radio control mechanisms to assure Quality of Service,
Over the Air, in real time. This truly end-to-end approach
integrates radio optimization with policy-controlled network
orchestration to deliver inherently secure virtualized private RAN
slicing without the loss of the 30 - 40 percent spectrum capacity
due to `hard slicing'. Ericsson's real-time dynamic RAN slicing
bridges the `RAN gap' to make e2e slicing profitable."
About Ericsson 5G RAN Slicing
The Ericsson 5G RAN Slicing solution offers a unique,
multi-dimensional service differentiation handling that allows for
the effective use of dynamic radio resource partitioning,
slice-aware quality of service (QoS) enforcement, and slice
orchestration functionality for service-level agreement (SLA)
fulfilment. Built on Ericsson radio expertise and a flexible and
scalable slicing architecture, the solution dynamically shares
radio resources at 1 millisecond scheduling for best spectrum
efficiency. This enables service providers to offer a variety of
use cases with increased flexibility and versatility. It ensures
end-to-end network slice management and orchestration support for
fast service delivery and supports business models for virtual,
hybrid and dedicated private networks. The solution can also power
use cases for mission-critical and time-critical communication
services.
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