India's Bharti Airtel and Sercomm, a leading manufacturer and supplier of telecom equipment, on Monday announced the launch of world's first vRAN-based TDD small cell.
Jointly developed by Airtel and Sercomm, the small cell offers a plug-and-play approach for the cloud radio network connection and will deliver enhanced efficiencies.
With Split Option 2 technology, the distributed unit (DU) utilizes various broadband links as a backhaul connecting to the cloud-based radio network. The small cell not only greatly improves operation reliability, but also facilitates a heterogeneous network. Adopting an open, distributed and split RAN (Radio Access Network) architecture, enables an efficient 4G-to-5G upgrade path for Airtel.
Randeep Sekhon, CTO, Bharti Airtel
The introduction of TDD small cells would enable us to further enhance our indoor network connectivity and delight our customers with a superior indoor experience.
James Wang, CEO, Sercomm
Sercomm has devoted significant R&D resources in finding innovative solutions to deliver enhanced telecommunication services.
