3GPP small cell design for 5G private networks
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Arctic Semiconductor has teamed with Skyworks and Synergy for a low power private 5G New Radio (NR) small cell design that is compliant with the latest 3GPP standards.
The Open 5G FR1 small cell platform has a low power consumption by using the sub-1W IceWings 4×4 transceiver from Artic with Skyworks power amplifiers and timing products as well as Synergy Design’s carrier grade 5G vRAN software running on a Layerscape processor from NXP.
The Skyworks power amplifiers (PA) are a key component to the low power offering of the new 3GPP-compliant small cell platform. Arctic’s digital-pre distortion (DPD) model and methodology taps into the PAs with intelligent algorithms, creating an extremely efficient, low-power design.
The open, universal small cell platform operates at any 5G FR1 frequency band from 600MHz to 7.2GHz. Two different variants of the platform are available for bands n78 and n79 working in multiple countries.
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Last year Arctic showed a small cell reference design with IceWings and an NXP LA12xx Layerscape ARM processor manufactured by Compal.
“Our solutions are architected to be able to easily integrate with performance- and cost-optimized, industry-leading components. For this solution we collaborated with key industry leaders Skyworks and Synergy to bring this platform to market and enable 5G deployment for private networks,” said Vahid Toosi, founder and CEO of Arctic Semiconductor. “Our family of transceiver products provides the best RF performance in terms of noise and linearity with the lowest power solution that meets and exceeds all the 5G performance requirements in a cost-effective manner. We truly believe this will kick start a 5G private network movement.”
“As a long-standing and significant contributor to the 3GPP standards, Skyworks’ in-depth system knowledge and RF front end expertise has allowed us to develop best-in-class high efficiency PAs and ultra-low jitter timing solutions,” said Eid Alsabbagh, senior director of product marketing, infrastructure at Skyworks. “Our complete portfolio of RF and timing products maximizes the data throughput and range of this design, enabling manufacturers to create cost-effective small cell products that best meet market requirements.”
The cost optimized platform enables service providers and private network developers to deploy custom 5G networks at scale. These can be used across sectors such as factories, ports, mines, and hotels with enhanced data transmission speeds and reduced latency, all while upholding rigorous control over the security and management of their customized network architecture.
“We are always looking for opportunities where our leading PHY and Software solutions can make a big impact. That’s why we worked closely with Arctic to integrate our Smart RAN solution on NXP platform for the 5G market,” said Krystie Chen, chief marketing officer at Synergy Design. “This 5G NR small cell platform will enable 5G private networks deployments to grow rapidly, sooner than previously anticipated.”
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