Intel and Airtel Collaborate to Accelerate 5G
21 Julho 2021 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
The collaboration is part of Airtel’s 5G
roadmap as it transforms India’s networks to provide the full
possibilities of a hyperconnected world.
What’s New: Intel and Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s
premier communications solutions provider, today announced a
collaboration to drive network development of 4G and 5G virtualized
radio access network (vRAN) and open radio access network (RAN)
technology to transform Airtel’s networks to reap the full
possibilities of 5G for its customers. Work by Intel and Airtel
will evolve communications networks from fixed-function equipment
to virtualized cloud-native deployments and enable edge-to-cloud
communications to power our hyperconnected world.
“Being able to digitally power the vibrant
population of India’s connected users requires scalable and agile
networks that can evolve to address the growing demands of its
users. Airtel is delivering their next-generation enhanced network
with a breadth of Intel technology, including Intel® Xeon® Scalable
processors and FlexRAN software to optimize RAN workloads with
embedded intelligence, to scale their infrastructure and deliver on
the promise of a connected India.” -- Dan Rodriguez, Intel
corporate vice president, Network Platforms Group
How It Works: Airtel’s network will be powered by a
collection of Intel technology: the latest Xeon Scalable
processors, FPGAs and eASICs, Ethernet 800 Series, and FlexRAN
reference architecture. Transforming its network to meet the
growing needs of its more than 345 million subscribers with
flexible, software-defined infrastructure will allow Airtel to
rapidly respond to varying customer requirements for bandwidth and
latency. By providing the foundation for wide-scale enhanced mobile
broadband, mobile edge computing and network slicing, Airtel can
offer new services for consumers while programming its network to
yield long-term cost optimizations.
Why It Matters: Led by affordable smartphones and the
lowest data tariffs globally, India has the world’s second-largest
internet population at over 620 million.1 The country’s active
internet user base is expected to grow to 900 million by 2025.1 The
advent of 5G will further deepen the digital adoption through a
range of industrial and customer use cases.
“Airtel is delighted to have Intel as a part of its rapidly
expanding partner ecosystem for 5G,” said Randeep Sekhon, Bharti
Airtel CTO. “Intel’s cutting-edge technologies and experience will
contribute immensely to Airtel’s mission of serving India with
world-class 5G services. We also look forward to working with Intel
and home-grown companies to unlock India’s potential as a global 5G
hub.”
The collaboration is part of Airtel’s 5G roadmap for India as it
transforms networks to allow its customers to reap the full
possibilities of a hyperconnected world where Industry 4.0, cloud
gaming and virtual/augmented reality become everyday experiences.
Airtel is the first telecom operator in India to demonstrate 5G
over a live network and is conducting 5G trials in major
cities.
What’s Next: As members of the O-RAN Alliance, both
companies will work closely to develop a range of “Make in India”
5G solutions and enable world-class telecom infrastructure in India
through local partners. Open RAN will be a future area of
tremendous innovation and creativity, leveraging Intel FlexRAN, a
reference architecture with both software and hardware components,
and enabling software-based radio base stations that can run on
general-purpose servers located at the network edge.
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About Intel
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lives. Inspired by Moore’s Law, we continuously work to advance the
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