Xilinx, NEC collaborate on 5G Radio Units

NEW DELHI: Xilinx and NEC Corporation are collaborating to work on NEC’s new 5G Radio Units (RUs).

The 5G RUs will be available for global deployment in 2022 and will use Xilinx’s 7nm Versal AI Core series devices which will enable advanced signal processing for massive MIMO beamforming with O-RAN interfaces.

O-RAN interfaces enable open and flexible 5G RAN deployments, in addition to allowing broader interoperability with products from different vendors.

“NEC’s new massive MIMO radios using Xilinx’s commercially-proven beamforming capabilities will enable an improved wireless end-user experience as use cases continue to grow and evolve in the future,” said Liam Madden, executive vice president and general manager, Wired and Wireless Group at Xilinx.