5G is really good, Xilinx joins the Open RAN Policy Alliance

On July 29, Xilinx announced that it had joined the Open RAN Policy Alliance to support the development and deployment of Open RAN 5G technology.

Members of the Open RAN Policy Coalition advocate for Open RAN as the preferred solution, improving interoperability and security in a multi-vendor ecosystem.

The Open RAN Policy Coalition is designed to complement the standards work of the O-RAN Alliance and the global deployment driven by Facebook’s TIP. Facebook is also a founding member of the organization.

Xilinx has been an active member of the O-RAN Alliance and one of the developers of the 3GPP specifications for 5G mobile networks. It is reported that after joining the Open RAN Policy Alliance, Xilinx will continue to collaborate with alliance members and key stakeholders to ensure that 5G networks and future networks can be openly developed, interoperable and flexible.

Liam Madden, executive vice president and general manager of the Wired and Wireless Business Unit at Xilinx, said that Xilinx has the most comprehensive devices and platforms needed for today's 5G radio, fronthaul and hardware acceleration solutions market, so the deployment of Open RAN 5G infrastructure represents a significant opportunity for Xilinx.

Earlier this year, Telefonica, one of the world's largest mobile network providers, announced a collaboration with Xilinx and other ecosystem partners on Open RAN. Xilinx chips can support multiple standards, frequency bands, carrier frequencies and subnetworks used by Open RAN, which helps Telefonica provide a unique and flexible platform for radio, fronthaul and acceleration of 4G/5G networks.