Highlights:
Collaboration amongst businesses to develop next-generation virtualized, cloud-native, and O-RAN-compliant 5G infrastructure solutions
The Qualcomm® X100 5G RAN Accelerator Card and the high-performance Massive MIMO Qualcomm® QRU100 5G RAN Platform will power the 5G Open RAN infrastructure solutions.
Zain KSA and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announced during LEAP 2023 that they will be working more closely together to develop a cloud-native, virtualized, and O-RAN-compliant 5G infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. With the aid of Open RAN technology, this partnership will concentrate on creating the future 5G networks that will make cellular infrastructure more creative, competitive, and economical.
Zain KSA and Qualcomm Technologies will make use of Qualcomm Technologies' market-leading products, such as the Qualcomm QRU100 5G RAN Platform and Qualcomm X100 5G RAN Accelerator Card, to speed up the creation of high-performance massive MIMO solutions as well as the development of the cellular ecosystem and the innovation cycle.
In order to advance the next generation of 5G infrastructure, Zain KSA is happy to work with Qualcomm Technologies, according to Eng. Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Deghaither, CEO of Zain KSA. We are able to give our customers the finest 5G experience by fusing our knowledge of constructing high-capacity, large-scale networks with Qualcomm Technologies' cutting-edge infrastructure solutions.
According to Durga Malladi, senior vice president and general manager of cellular modems and infrastructure at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., "We're excited to partner with Zain KSA to bring the power of our 5G technology to cloud-native, O-RAN-compliant networks. We are accelerating the shift to modern networks by lowering total cost of ownership and streamlining 5G deployment with the Qualcomm X100 5G RAN Accelerator Card and Qualcomm QRU100 5G RAN Platform.
The Qualcomm X100 5G RAN Accelerator Card is a reliable turnkey solution made to give high performance and low latency to operators, making it easier to deploy and hastening their adoption of virtualized RAN platforms. The PCIe inline accelerator card also sports an upgradeable L1 software architecture to facilitate the quick rollout of the next 3GPP release capabilities, increase platform longevity, and aid in lowering the total cost of ownership. The Qualcomm QRU100 5G RAN Platform offers an energy-saving, high-performance 5G solution that is O-RAN compliant, improves cell-edge data speeds, and increases total network capacity for operators. Together, these technologies enable a more efficient use of network resources, a quicker rollout of 5G services, and the complete adoption of 5G by end users.
