WiSig Networks, Intel’s PSG launch 5G open network telecom gear to boost signal coverage

New Delhi: IIT Hyderabad-backed WiSig Networks in collaboration with Intel’s Programmable Solutions Group has unveiled an open telecom network gear for 5G services to improve signal strength on mobile phones even for subscribers who are at the edge of network range, the start-up said on Thursday. WiSig Networks said it spearheaded the development of the solution on chipset from Intel’s Programmable Solutions Group (PSG) which it claims to deliver a 10 times improvement in uplink cell edge coverage.

“WiSig Networks and Programmable Solutions Group, an Intel Corporation Subsidiary, unveiled world’s first ORAN massive MIMO (multiple input multiple output) ULPI Radio Solution Pioneering innovation delivers a remarkable 10 times improvement in uplink cell edge coverage. Benefits include Increased capacity, improved signal quality, better spectral efficiency and cost-effective solutions for telecom operators,” the company said in a statement.