Ericsson is ready with first on the world radio 5G for Massive MIMO
First deployments are plan in 2017.
5G radio from Ericsson together with 5G Plug-Ins and access system : Radio System Baseband 5216 is the first world wide provider which is able to deliver all components for 5G radio access part.
5G Radio "AIR 6468"
Radio "AIR 6468" combines huge amount of control ports and functionalities like :
- beam forming
-MU-MIMO -> multi-user mimo
-Massive MIMO
-noise reduction
New 5G radio also is able to support legacy network LTE.
5G 3D MIMO for China
Huang Yuhong, Deputy Head, China mobile Research Institute (CMRI), said :
Massive-MIMO, also known as 3D MIMO, is an important milestone in China Mobile's technology roadmap from 4G to 5G. We are happy that Ericsson's new radio product is coming to market soon to meet our needs and enable us to integrate 5G technologies into our existing networks".
5G Plug-Ins
Arun Bansal ( Head of Business Unit Network Products, Ericsson informed :
"We are introducing the new hardware that 5G Plug-Ins will run on so that the first operators can start to deploy 5G infrastructure. We are also launching innovations that improve both the performance and efficiency of today's networks using concepts that will evolve into 5G".
source : https://www.ericsson.com/networks/offerings/5g-radio