Successful demonstrate Open vRAN and 5G Core UPF using Arm-based CPUs
Summary
The collaboration led to a successfully integrated and demonstrable solution that is optimised for total cost of ownership (TCO) and power efficiency for both edge and data centres. The maturity of Arm-based architecture, combined with high-quality NEC vRAN and acceleration from Qualcomm, shows the continuing progress made on the interoperability of Open RAN software and hardware." Eddie Ramirez, Vice President of go-to-market, Infrastructure Line of Business, Arm, said: "Realising the full potential of 5G requires new thinking and new system architectures. With this collaboration, NEC is able to utilise Red Hat OpenShift and energy efficient hardware from Arm and Qualcomm to optimise its RAN and 5G Core network solutions with reduced power consumption." Phil Cutrone, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Service Providers, OEM and Telco, HPE, said: "We’re excited to work with NEC in demonstrating new and innovative 5G solutions that we believe will shape the future of the industry.