Changing the Mobile Networks Economics with Parallel Wireless OpenRAN
CHANGING THE MOBILE NETWORKS ECONOMICS WITH PARALLEL WIRELESS OPENRAN
OPENRAN AND PARALLEL WIRELESS
Deployment
Challenges
Vodafone
“Traditional Solutions Not for
Many Business Use Cases
• Define and build flexible RAN
solutions: software-defined,
general purpose hardware
• Accelerate path to commercial
deployments 2G/3G/4G
technologies to bring more
people online”
Why
OpenRAN?
OpenRAN
New Business
Models
Why PW
• No Vendor Lock-In
• Cloud-Native 5G 4G 3G 2G
• Easy to Deploy, Manage & Upgrade
• Coverage and Capacity
• Deployed on 6 Continents
OPENRAN ARCHITECTURE
EDGE-CENTRIC ARCHITECTURE
DU +
Optional CU
Hardware
DU +
Optional CU
Software
Accelerate Innovation
Remove Vendor Lock-In
Enable New Revenue Opportunities
Futureproof to Any G
Maximize Investments and Lower TCO
• Support of 3GPP compliant splits depending on a use case;
future proof to any split
• Flexible architecture
• vBBU hardware that enables OpenRAN radios • Resource orchestration with OpenRAN controller • Network slicing and subscriber QoS management across ALL G • Easy to deploy and maintain w/ simple remote software upgrades
DEPLOYMENT SCENARIOS
Rural
4G Expansion and
5G Readiness
Network Modernization
and Sharing
Vodafone Turkey
IpT Peru
Does not require expensive towers,
OpenRAN can be installed ANYWHERE
Interoperable OpenRAN approach enables
vendor diversity and cost reduction
Self-configuration and self-optimization
with OpenRAN controller and business
intelligence (SON) module
Automated for lower OPEX
Flexible, future-proof backhaul including
satellite and microwave removes the
expense and complexity of fiber backhaul
Lowest Deployment TCO