New Ericsson solutions boost indoor 5G capacity and precise location services
On February 9, 2023, Ericsson announced the expansion of its indoor mobile connectivity portfolio, introducing three new solutions designed to enhance 5G deployment in various indoor environments. These offerings include the IRU 8850, a high-performing indoor radio unit for medium to large venues, and the Ericsson Indoor Fusion Unit for small to medium-sized buildings. Additionally, the Ericsson 5G Precise Positioning software aims to facilitate use cases like asset tracking. These innovations address the need for reliable indoor connectivity, which currently serves only 10-15% of building space, ultimately enhancing operational efficiency for businesses.
- Introduction of three new indoor 5G solutions enhances market position.
- IRU 8850 offers up to four times the capacity of predecessors and is 70% more energy-efficient.
- Ericsson 5G Precise Positioning enables advanced use cases like asset tracking.
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- New suite of indoor hardware and software make indoor 5G easier for communications service providers (CSPs), enterprises, and neutral hosts to deploy, scale, and monetize
- Introducing a new precise-location software that enables new enterprise use cases such as asset tracking and tool positioning
- Single family of products that cost-effectively cover any indoor scenario or business environment
About 80* percent of mobile data is generated through indoor use. High-performing indoor mobile connectivity has become a critical digital infrastructure. However, relatively minimal floor space in buildings - estimated by
The currently fragmented in-building market primarily consists of technologies such as Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) and small cells. As a result, the indoor technology decision-making process is often difficult and time-consuming.
The new offerings
The latest indoor radio unit, called IRU 8850, is suited for medium-to-large venue coverage. Designed for simple and speedy deployment, it delivers up to four times the capacity of its predecessors, enhancing network performance and user experience in medium to large venues. It is also up to 70 percent more energy-efficient compared to active DAS technology.
The second indoor 5G portfolio addition - aimed at small- to medium-sized building coverage - is called the Ericsson Indoor Fusion Unit, a compact, all-in-one indoor 5G solution that combines radio and baseband functionalities into one unit, making it easy and quick to deploy.
David Hammarwall, Head of Product Area Networks,
The indoor portfolio additions in more detail:
- IRU 8850 (Indoor Radio Unit): a purpose-built, high-performing solution for single or multi-operator deployments in medium to large venues such as airports, offices, and stadiums. The product can serve up to eight venues from one centralized location, with a 10km fiber reach. It also supports both purpose-built and Cloud RAN architectures. It is cost-effective: compared to current alternatives it offers up to 80 percent reduction in physical equipment space; and up to 50 percent lower total cost of ownership (TCO) thanks to network sharing.
- Ericsson Indoor Fusion Unit: a compact plug-and-play indoor 5G solution aimed at small and medium-sized buildings such as coffee shops, chain stores, branch offices, movie theatres, and restaurants. It can connect up to four Radio Dots with multi-Gbps per Dot. It creates new business opportunities for service providers by adding 5G connectivity for smaller enterprises and branch locations.
Ericsson 5G Precise Positioning: software to enable new enterprise use cases and advanced 5G monetization thanks to its unmatched mobile 3D positioning precision of <1m for any 5G device indoors. Only a mobile connection is needed (no sensors) and it is fully integrated with the existing network. The new software feature is also part ofEricsson's Private 5G Networks offering to enable enterprises to easily deploy a 5G network, equipped with thisEricsson -unique software feature.
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