New Transport Network Architectures for 5G RAN

whitePaper | June 21, 2021

The disaggregation of optical networks will bring numerous benefits to service providers including enabling best-in-class innovation for each network element or sub-system; freedom from vendor lock-in enabling solution flexibility and price competition; and staggered network evolution. For example, a faster cycle for transmission subsystems with a longer life for optical line systems. Most service providers are pursuing one of two approaches to building disaggregated optical networks. The Partially Disaggregated and the Fully Disaggregated approach. This paper explains the benefits of both and how service providers can reap the rewards of disaggregated networks regardless of which approach they choose.

whitePaper | July 20, 2021

See what Heavy Reading analysts discovered when they conducted research on digital service provider best practices and key considerations for building secure, fast 5G and edge computing networks.

whitePaper | February 22, 2023

By 2026, there will be close to six billion cellular Internet of Things (IoT) connections, and mobile data traffic will reach 226 exabytes (EB) per month, about 4.5 times the amount of cellular traffic in 20201 . This increase in internet traffic will result in an overwhelming session load on mobile network operators’ (MNOs) monitoring infrastructure.

whitePaper | December 7, 2021

Why is 5G secure? How do experts from industry and standards organizations ensure that 5G security risks can be effectively managed in terms of security protocols and standards as well as security assurance mechanisms? Why are Huawei 5G products secure? What technical and management measures has Huawei adopted to ensure cyber security of Huawei equipment? How to ensure 5G cyber security, including Huawei's support for cyber resilience and recommendations on how to deploy and operate 5G networks in a secure manner. How to ensure 5G operations comply with national security regulations, including suggestions for regulators in developing laws and regulations and implementing regulatory policies.

whitePaper | April 20, 2022

1024 quadrature amplitude modulation mode (1024-QAM, MCS[10,11]) : increases throughput for emerging, bandwidth intensive uses by encoding more data in the same amount of spectrum

whitePaper | May 17, 2022

Currently, traditional RAN vendors are delivering to operators a ready for deployment RAN solution, which is already fully tested and pre-integrated in their own facilities. Each vendor manages its own lab and testing resources, so that the associated overhead in integration complexity is transparent to the operator. Hardware and software are tied, and product roadmap is built according to 3GPP specifications for radio functionalities. Logical interfaces between subsystems of the radio site are proprietary defined, so no interoperability between different vendors is possible.