VIAVI Options is true at house on the leading edge of latest telecom know-how, whether or not it’s O-RAN, 6G or non-terrestrial radio networks. Improvements like these aren’t simple, and we’re right here to work alongside different leaders within the Telco house to check new options, optimize efficiency, guarantee conformance, or assist develop new requirements.
With this in thoughts, we’re thrilled to be concerned within the new TUDOR (In the direction of Ubiquitous 3D Open Resilient Community) analysis challenge, which has been awarded a £12M analysis grant from the UK authorities to advance Telecoms networks. The challenge, which includes a consortium of UK universities and worldwide operators and distributors, goals to resolve huge challenges such because the digital divide and vitality effectivity by way of analysis and innovation in open community elements.
The challenge will discover and increase on Open RAN ideas, trying into new open community elements whereas specializing in each their technical capabilities in addition to interoperability within the wider RAN and core. This analysis will cowl 5G and 6G, with a view to growing future requirements, constructing new IPs and creating larger abilities and data throughout the business.
VIAVI won’t solely present integration and testing options on 6G however can even take part and co-lead some 6G analysis and innovation work together with: 6G 3D channel modelling, 3D RAN digital twin, and semantic communication.
5G/6G Innovation Centre on the College of Surrey
The challenge shall be based mostly on the 5G/6G Innovation Centre on the College of Surrey, whereas different members of the consortium embody:
- Amazon Net Service
- BAE Techniques
- British Telecom
- Ericsson
- Nokia
- OneWeb
- Tactical Wi-fi
- Toshiba
- VirginMedia
- O2
- AMD
- Fujitsu
- NetRail
- Qualcomm
With the speedy world tempo of innovation throughout the telecommunications business, the analysis ought to be important for the continued evolution of O-RAN and its general aim of making a extra various Telco market. Because the business begins to sit up for 6G, large-scale collaborative analysis tasks like this one shall be key in testing and growing new {hardware}, options, and business requirements.
UK authorities’s Future Open Networks Analysis Problem
The £12 million in funding for the TUDOR challenge got here as a part of the UK authorities’s Future Open Networks Analysis Problem. This initiative brings collectively universities, bigger RAN distributors, and different Telco organizations to drive innovation and analysis into new open networks. The broad goals of the broader challenge embody supporting interoperability and openness of future community architectures, strengthening UK affect in Requirements Improvement Organizations (SDOs) in addition to supporting the UK’s telecoms analysis and growth capabilities.
VIAVI may be very a lot trying ahead to getting began on this new challenge in 2023, and are optimistic that the outcomes ought to present nice progress for the business and society, as we uncover new testing challenges and alternatives in 6G networks.
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