Tuesday, July 25th 2023

Intel, Ericsson Expand Collaboration to Advance Next-Gen Optimized 5G Infrastructure

Today, Intel announced a strategic collaboration agreement with Ericsson to utilize Intel's 18A process and manufacturing technology for Ericsson's future next-generation optimized 5G infrastructure. As part of the agreement, Intel will manufacture custom 5G SoCs (system-on-chip) for Ericsson to create highly differentiated leadership products for future 5G infrastructure. Additionally, the companies will expand their collaboration to optimize 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors with Intel vRAN Boost for Ericsson's Cloud RAN (radio access network) solutions to help communications service providers increase network capacity and energy efficiency while gaining greater flexibility and scalability.

"As our work together evolves, this is a significant milestone with Ericsson to partner broadly on their next-generation optimized 5G infrastructure. This agreement exemplifies our shared vision to innovate and transform network connectivity, and it reinforces the growing customer confidence in our process and manufacturing technology," said Sachin Katti, senior vice president and general manager of the Network and Edge group at Intel. "We look forward to working together with Ericsson, an industry leader, to build networks that are open, reliable and ready for the future."
18A is Intel's most advanced node on the company's five-nodes-in-four-years roadmap. After new gate-all-around transistor architecture - known as RibbonFET - and backside power delivery - called PowerVia - appear first in Intel 20A, Intel will deliver ribbon architecture innovation and increased performance along with continued metal linewidth reduction in 18A. Combined, these technologies will put Intel back in the process leadership position in 2025, elevating future offerings its customers bring to market.

"Ericsson has a long history of close collaboration with Intel, and we are pleased to expand this further as we utilize Intel to manufacture our future custom 5G SoCs on their 18A process node, which is in line with Ericsson's long-term strategy for a more resilient and sustainable supply chain," said Fredrik Jejdling, executive vice president and head of Networks at Ericsson. "In addition, we will be expanding our collaboration that we announced at MWC 2023 to work together with the ecosystem to accelerate industry-scale open RAN utilizing standard Intel Xeon-based platforms."

The future is open and scalable
As 5G deployments continue, the future lies in fully programmable, open software-defined networks powered by the same cloud-native technologies that transformed the data center, delivering unparalleled agility and automation.

To realize the best performance, innovation and global scale, the industry needs to work together and continue to synchronize network specifications as part of one global set of standards. Intel and Ericsson collaborate with other leading technology companies to bring these benefits to their customers toward industry-scale open RAN.
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7 Comments on Intel, Ericsson Expand Collaboration to Advance Next-Gen Optimized 5G Infrastructure

#1
Minus Infinity
Wow, we are now talking about optimised infrastructure while most of us outside major cities don't even have any infrastructure and still can't access 5G.
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#2
Nanochip
Intel is making moves to build things that aren’t Xeons Lakes or Monts. Hopefully it works out and they deliver on time.
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#3
ixi
Minus InfinityWow, we are now talking about optimised infrastructure while most of us outside major cities don't even have any infrastructure and still can't access 5G.
That is not intel nor ericsboy fault. These two are moving forward. Service providers upgrade their infrastructure where they see income. After few years 5G will be cheap and then they will most likely upgrade small places.
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MarsM4N
Minus InfinityWow, we are now talking about optimised infrastructure while most of us outside major cities don't even have any infrastructure and still can't access 5G.
No worries, within 10 years there will be a 5G antenna in every street lamp. :D Just like in China.

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#5
trsttte
ixiService providers upgrade their infrastructure where they see income
Assuming we're talking about America they were paid by the government to do it! No if profitable or "but not as many users as city centers", they received government money to wire fiber everywhere, they're just stalling and making excuses because politicians and regulators are spineless and in the pocket of ISP's.
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#6
Prima.Vera
I think the focus should be in power output optimization for those transmitter antennas. Their EM footprint in huge compared to 4G ones.
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big_glasses
Prima.VeraI think the focus should be in power output optimization for those transmitter antennas. Their EM footprint in huge compared to 4G ones.
no, they can use literally the same antennas and equipment for 4G and 5G (depending on frequency range)
also this should be for cRAN "controllers", not the radio(transmitter) part.
and thirdly, that's kinda their goal with the "Ericsson silicone" www.ericsson.com/en/ran/ericsson-silicon
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