STL launches Firebird - a fleet of radios for 5G wide area coverage
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BARCELONA, Spain Mar. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--
/PRNewswire/ -- STL [NSE: STLTECH], an industry-leading integrator of digital
networks, today announced the launch of Firebird, a path-breaking line of
ORAN-based macro radios for dense, wide area 5G coverage. The announcement was
made at Mobile World Congress 2022, Barcelona, where the company showcased its
All-In 5G solutions.
STL Firebird is a portfolio of multi-band 4G/5G macro O-RAN compliant radio
units (O-RUs), initially available in Band 1, 40, 41, and 78 among others.
These software-defined radios are based on a platform architecture and fulfill
varying 5G coverage and capacity requirements of global carriers. Earlier this
year, STL announced its collaboration with Meta Connectivity to design and
develop dual RAT (Radio Access Technologies) 4G and 5G radio products,
specifically in the Band 40 and 78. Through the Evenstar program, STL is
working with Meta Connectivity to accelerate the adoption of Open RAN
solutions.
Sales of O-RAN equipment are expected to reach $12 billion[1] by 2026. STL,
with its open access solution - Accellus, is leading the pivot towards vendor
neutrality. A part of Accellus, STL's ORAN-compliant Firebird radios are
5G-ready, open and programmable. These carrier-grade radio units are compliant
with 3GPP standards and work seamlessly with Open RAN distributed units (O-DU)
and centralized units (O-CU) and will deliver a faster time to markets for
Ttelco's 5G roll-outs. Some of the features of Firebird are:
Open front haul interface: Fully compliant with O-RAN front haul specifications
for vendor neutrality
Energy efficient and environment friendly: Lower power consumption and
minimized physical footprint
Ideal for outdoor settings: Carrier-grade hardware (IP 65 rating) and robust
enough for harsh outdoor conditions
Simpler operations: Easy field set up and verification, and software diagnosis,
CI/CD software feature upgrades
Talking about this development, Jaydeep Ranade, Director of Wireless
Engineering at Meta Connectivity said, "STL's focus on pivoting the industry
towards open, disaggregated and more vendor agnostic networks coincides well
with the purpose of the Evenstar program. We are confident that STL Firebird
will pave the way for Open RAN 5G networks that are flexible and can power a
range of use cases."
Speaking on the launch, Gilles Garcia, Senior Director, Adaptable and Embedded
Computing Group, AMD said: "STL's All-in 5G solutions will play an instrumental
role in the industry's transition towards open and programmable networks.
Powered by a range of world-class Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC and MPSoC
solutions, STL's Firebird suite of radios will deliver the high scalability,
agility, and cost efficiencies required for the growing 5G market."
Speaking on the launch, Chris Rice, CEO, Access Solutions, STL, said: "Firebird
is a critical addition to our line of open networking programmable access
solutions for 5G-ready networks. Built on industry-standard open interfaces,
Firebird allows seamless integration with compliant O-RAN vendor RAN (CU/DU)
products, to enable quick deployment and ensure proper wide-area 5G coverage.
It is a key step towards delivering on our purpose to transform billions of
lives with digital networks."
[1] https://stlpartners.com/research/o_ran_what_is_it_worth/
About STL - Sterlite Technologies Ltd:
STL is a leading integrator of digital networks providing all-in 5G solutions.
Our capabilities across wireless connectivity, optical networking, software,
and services, place us amongst the top 5G RAN vendors by Gartner. These
capabilities are built on open-source and converged architectures helping
telcos, cloud companies, citizen networks, and large enterprises deliver
next-gen experiences to their customers. STL partners with service providers
globally in achieving a green and sustainable digital future in alignment with
UN SDG goals.
STL has a strong global presence in India, Italy, the UK, the US, China, and
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