CHANDLER, Ariz., Feb. 20,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- VIAVI Solutions Inc.
(VIAVI) (NASDAQ: VIAV) today announced that the Battelle RavenStar™
Active Antenna System is the first product to be validated under
O-RAN and 3GPP test specifications at VALOR™, the VIAVI Automated
Lab-as-a-Service for Open RAN. VALOR is funded by the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Public
Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund, and officially opened on
October 7, 2024 in Chandler, Arizona.
VALOR addresses the challenges to accelerate Open RAN adoption
and encourages competition by providing access to test capabilities
that, typically, have only been within the reach of large,
established players. Now, with its highly automated, on-demand
"pay-as-you-go" approach to standardized testing, VALOR simplifies
the development and deployment of Open RAN technologies, offering
new entrants and start-ups a pathway to U.S. certification without
the need for significant investment in hardware and software.
RavenStar is an ultra-wideband, steerable radio unit with an
integrated antenna. This technology innovation, designed and
manufactured in the U.S., is compact and features multichannel
capabilities, usually only achievable with costly and complex
multi-element arrays. It significantly reduces total cost of
ownership through lower power consumption and enhances network
capacity with massive MIMO.
At VALOR, RavenStar underwent Open Radio Unit (O-RU) testing,
including uplink and downlink throughput leveraging VIAVI's
industry-first PHY performance test, and O-RAN Working Group 4 Open
Fronthaul test cases. RavenStar passed all tests, achieving 99% of
theoretical uplink and downlink throughput, demonstrating high
performance.
"When Battelle secured NTIA funding, we recognized the
importance of testing our pre-production radio unit at an
industry-accepted third-party facility," said Battelle Senior
Research Scientist Greg Zink. "VIAVI
is the ideal partner to provide essential test results for our
RavenStar technology. These results will guide our design and
development decisions as we progress towards our production unit
and beyond."
"Successful testing at the VALOR facility is a significant
milestone for Battelle and the RavenStar team, reflecting our
dedication to developing technologies that make a real difference,"
said Mark Reudink, Senior Director
of Product Development at Battelle. "Partnering with VIAVI to
validate our radio units is critical to success. We are excited
about the future possibilities as we continue progressing our
product offering."
"VIAVI is pleased to be trusted by NTIA and Battelle to validate
Open RAN readiness for deployment," said Erik Probstfield, Senior Director, VALOR, VIAVI.
"In addition to successfully validating performance of the
RavenStar radio unit, we demonstrated the power of VALOR. The rapid
progress from the launch of the lab to first test results has been
driven by the unique efficiencies built into our architecture
– for example, our ability to integrate with devices under
test in just a few hours."
About VIAVI
VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global provider of network test,
monitoring and assurance solutions for telecommunications, cloud,
enterprises, first responders, military, aerospace and railway.
VIAVI is also a leader in light management technologies for 3D
sensing, anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, industrial,
automotive, government and aerospace applications. Learn more about
VIAVI at www.viavisolutions.com. Follow us on VIAVI Perspectives,
LinkedIn and YouTube.
About Battelle
Every day, the people of Battelle apply science and technology
to solving what matters most. At major technology centers and
national laboratories around the world, Battelle conducts research
and development, designs and manufactures products, and delivers
critical services for government and commercial customers.
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio
since its founding in 1929, Battelle serves the national security,
health and life sciences, and energy and environmental industries.
For more information, visit www.battelle.org.
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