AMD Expands 5G Telco Market Leadership Ahead of MWC 2023
At the heart of the announcement is AMD's desire to increase 5G deployment around the world, including in emerging markets.
AMD has announced its plans to expand its support of 5G with the release of new 5G products and new testing capabilities.
The company's wireless telecom partner ecosystem has doubled in size over the past year, and it will now be expanding its Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC digital front-end devices to cater to cost-sensitive markets.
The expansion includes two new RFSoCs, the Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC ZU63DR and Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC ZU64DR, which will enable the expansion and deployment of 4G/5G radios. AMD has also created the Telco Solutions testing lab, in collaboration with VIAVI, which will enable traffic simulation and generation across core, CU/DU, edge and RAN.
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The testing lab will validate both hardware and software for AMD processors, Adaptive SoCs, SmartNICs, FPGAs, and DPUs. In partnership with Nokia, AMD will be using 4th Gen AMD EPYC processor-based servers to deliver Nokia Cloud RAN solutions, enabling communication service providers to achieve their energy efficiency goals. AMD will showcase its Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC DFE family at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
At the heart of the announcement is AMD's desire to increase 5G deployment around the world, including in emerging markets.
The 5G Telco Market
According to Salil Raje, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Adaptive and Embedded Computing Group, AMD, the new RFSoCs are cost-effective and energy-efficient, making them ideal for rural and outdoor deployments.
“AMD has made incredible progress in the radio market and is proud to be showcasing at MWC Barcelona our collaboration with over 15 radio system ecosystem partners designing O-RAN-based remote radio units for open interfaces using AMD Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoCs and MPSoCs,” says Salil Raje, senior vice president and general manager, Adaptive and Embedded Computing Group, AMD.
“With our focus toward increasing 5G deployments around the world, the new AMD Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoCs are especially cost-effective and energy-efficient, making them ideal for emerging global markets including rural and outdoor deployments.”
In addition, the testing lab enables operators and telco solution providers to test, validate and scale computing resources to deliver on the ever-increasing demands from RAN and edge-to-core.
AMD is proud of its progress in the radio market and is pleased to be showcasing its collaboration with over 15 radio system ecosystem partners designing O-RAN-based remote radio units. The company has made significant progress in the radio market and is optimistic about the future of 5G.
Cloud RAN Solutions
“As part of our ambition to provide the best Cloud RAN solutions, we are excited to extend our collaboration with AMD. We are looking to take advantage of the 4th Gen AMD EPYC processor’s capabilities to further enhance Nokia’s Cloud RAN solutions,” says Pasi Toivanen, Head of Partner Cloud RAN Solutions at Nokia.
“Communication service providers across 5G Core and Cloud RAN increasingly demand new levels of performance and energy efficiency within their 5G networks. Our work with AMD recognizes the challenges faced by the telecommunications industry and helps to deliver on our partners’ and customers’ most ambitious energy efficiency targets.”
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