Ericsson mentioned the RedCap checks on the DNB community have been carried out on the time division duplex (TDD) 3500 and frequency division duplex (FDD) 700 layers
Swedish vendor Ericsson mentioned it has efficiently carried out checks on Malaysia’s 5G community deployed by Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) for what it claimed to be the primary implementation and validation in Southeast Asia of Ericsson’s pre-commercial Lowered Functionality (RedCap) software program.
The seller mentioned tht the checks had been carried out in collaboration with MediaTek, utilizing its 5G RedCap check platform in Malaysia.
RedCap is a brand new radio entry community (RAN) software program resolution that enhances current 5G use instances and allows new ones for gadgets similar to smartwatches, different wearables and industrial sensors by reducing complexity and lengthening battery life. Among the primary advantages of RedCap embody decreased system chipset price, decrease complexity and fewer energy consumption whereas delivering larger information charges akin to LTE Cat-1 to LTE Cat-4. It could additionally assist superior Standalone 5G NR functionalities similar to enhanced positioning and community slicing, Ericsson mentioned.
Ericsson additionally mentioned its RedCap software program will provide new potentialities for communication service suppliers, permitting for the introduction of companies past enhanced cell broadband (eMBB) on 5G standalone structure. For industrial purposes, RedCap can enhance operational efficiencies with optimized price buildings accelerating the business 4.0 transformation with 5G non-public networks, the seller added.
David Hägerbro, head of Ericsson Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, mentioned: “RedCap will broaden connectivity choices for various use instances and improve utilization throughout client, industrial and enterprise gadgets that don’t require the total vary of 5G’s capabilities. It should improve 5G connectivity for every little thing from client wearables to industrial sensors in a manner that’s each cost- and energy-efficient, unlocking an entire vary of latest use instances.”
Miles Solar, common supervisor of company gross sales for Asia and Africa at MediaTek, mentioned: “This collaboration with Ericsson and DNB is a crucial step in bringing new 5G capabilities to Malaysia. 5G RedCap paves the best way for cost-effective and power-efficient connectivity in IoT and wearable gadgets for companies and customers.”
“With Ericsson RedCap, we’re getting ready DNB’s 5G community to supply enhanced 5G connectivity for every little thing from client wearables to industrial sensors in a manner that’s each price and energy-efficient. This can allow new use instances for customers and enterprises fueling digitalization in Malaysia,” mentioned Ken Tan, CTO at DNB.
The RedCap checks on the DNB community have been carried out on the time division duplex (TDD) 3.5 GHz and frequency division duplex (FDD) 700 MHz layers for each information calls and Voice over New Radio (VoNR), the seller mentioned.
DNB was arrange by the Malaysian authorities in 2021 as a particular function automobile to develop the nation’s 5G community infrastructure, which non-public telecommunications corporations would use to supply 5G companies to their clients.
In Might, the federal government introduced it’s going to allow the deployment of a second 5G community in 2024, including {that a} new entity shall be created to handle Malaysia’s second 5G community.
Malaysia’s Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil beforehand mentioned that DNB will proceed to roll out 5G community infrastructure within the nation till 80% protection is achieved by the tip of this yr. The Malaysian authorities additionally confirmed that DNB shall be taken over by a personal entity as soon as it achieves its 5G inhabitants protection goal.
