Analog Devices Launches Complete Radio Platform to Support 5G O-RAN Ecosystem
ADI has launched an ASIC-based radio platform designed for 5G radio units compliant with O-RAN specifications, aiming to shorten time to market and meet the evolving needs of 5G networks. The O-RAN ecosystem uses open standards to disaggregate traditional networks, supporting greater flexibility and more functionality across operator networks.
ADI's radio platform includes all the core functions required for an O-RAN compliant 5G radio unit, including baseband ASIC, software-defined transceiver, signal processing and power supply. This advanced radio platform is designed to significantly improve performance and form factor to address the severe power consumption and cost challenges that the next generation of networks will face, while shortening customers' design cycles.
“O-RAN is disrupting the traditional market by reimagining network architecture with open standards, which requires comprehensive and innovative RF solutions,” said Joe Barry, vice president of the Wireless Communications Business Unit at Analog Devices. “ADI ’s innovative O-RAN solutions provide a performance-optimized radio platform for 5G applications and mark a major step forward for the ecosystem.”
O-RAN will gradually remove barriers to entry and provide new opportunities for current and emerging wireless suppliers. ADI directly interacts and cooperates with ecosystem participants to optimize overall system efficiency, ensure interoperability, and further advance the industry's technical level.
“Bringing the low-PHY baseband ASIC to market is a major step forward for O-RAN. Now OEMs have a clear path to building competitive macro and small cell systems,” said Andy Dunkin, O-RAN RF and Digital Platform Development Manager at Vodafone Group . “It’s initiatives like this that help build a healthy ecosystem.”
Analog Devices’ platform helps radio designers and manufacturers optimize overall system performance for both macro and small cell solutions. With reference designs, designers can create O-RAN compliant radio units using the following product options:
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ADI’s next-generation transceivers feature advanced digital front-end signal processing (DFE) to support GaN PA digital pre-distortion, crest factor reduction (CFR), and functional components such as channel digital upconverter and channel digital downconverter.
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Low-PHY baseband ASIC that provides 7.2x compliant solutions for LTE, 5G and NB-IoT, including IEEE1588 high-precision time synchronization protocol and eCPRI interface.
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Complete clock and power chain solution.
“We are encouraged by ADI’s ongoing efforts to provide a new level of support to a broad range of wireless vendors in order to remove barriers to entry into the O-RAN ecosystem,” said Steve Papa, CEO of Parallel Wireless . “This solution will accelerate standardization of Option 7.2 functional splits and simplify interoperability integration.”
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