NXP, Jio Platforms announce collaboration to enable expanded 5G use cases in India

NXP Semiconductors NV and Jio Platforms Ltd. (JPL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), have announced a collaboration to implement a 5G NR O-RAN small cell solution that incorporates NXP’s Layerscape family of multicore processors.

According to a release by NXP Semiconductors, the combined solution will power new RAN networks that will deliver high performance, enabling a wide range of 5G use cases for broadband access as well as Industry 4.0 and IoT applications, including tele-medicine, tele-education, augmented/virtual reality, drone-based agricultural monitoring and more.

JPL leverages innovative technology solutions to serve its vast customer base and is moving rapidly to address 5G opportunities in India, it said.