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A nonproprietary variation of the Radio Access Network (RAN) architecture called an Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) enables communication across cellular network components offered by many suppliers.
Through the shared qualities of effectiveness, intelligence, and adaptability, Open RAN highlights reduced 5G RAN performance objectives.
Due to the edge’s ability to provide the low-latency and high-reliability requirements required for these applications, Open RAN deployed at the network edge will benefit 5G applications like autonomous, support network slicing use cases successfully, and enable secure and effective over-the-air firmware upgrades. These are mostly manufactured in chips.
The Global 5G O-RAN chip market accounted for $XX Billion in 2023 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2024 to 2030.
5G O-RAN baseband expert Picocom announced the release of its PC802 SoC. A new generation of 5G NR open small cell products is made possible by the device. The PC802 is the first 4G/5G device in the world designed specifically for the development of small cells with built-in support for O-RAN standards.
It supports indoor residential, enterprise, industrial, neutral host, and outdoor networks as well as disaggregated 5G small cell systems. The PC802 is a specifically created PHY SoC for disaggregated and integrated RAN architectures for 5G NR/LTE small cells, which also supports 4G.
The SoC communicates with a layer 2/3 stack using the SCF FAPI interface over PCIe and supports industry-standard Open RAN requirements.
With a standardised JESD204B high-speed serial interface, the PC802 allows smooth interfacing to Radio Units (O-RU) via the O-RAN Open Fronthaul (eCPRI)interface or directly to RFICs.
It contains JESD204B interfaces to connect gluelessly with widely accessible radio transceivers and an integrated O-RAN Alliance Open Fronthaul interface (based on eCPRI) to connect and communicate with O-RAN (remote) radio units (RUs).