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Network Operations Simplified

Designed to be effortless

Designed to be effortless

Single person carry, zero-touch provisioning, ‘plug & play’ cabinet-free installation

Built to be durable

Weather hardened, bookshelf modelled, fanless design1

Innovation that's world first

Radio access as a service, a hardware-free path for network operations

Zero touch
deployment
Radio Access
as-a-service
HW-free
upgrade path
Zero touch
deployment
Energy-efficient
sustainable design2
Radio Access
as-a-service
Future-proof
technology
architecture

Hardware upgrades now effortless

Future-proof your operator investments with our world-first hardware-free network operations proposition. This is radio access as a service. Let us worry about the hardware upgrades so you can focus on the customer.

Radio network access is now more portable. Our unique design has shrunk the distributed unit, integrating cell site routing and server within a casing the size of a bookshelf.

Less product, more tech

Feature

Specification

Fronthaul Ports
Up to 12x 10GbE
Midhaul/Backhaul Ports
Up to 2x 10GbE
or 2x 25GbE
4G + 5G Capacity
(4T4R, 20 MHz)
9 Sectors 4G or 9 Sectors 5G
6 Sectors 4G and 3 Sectors 5G
3 Sectors 4G and 6 Sectors 5G
5G Sub6 (100 MHz, 32T32R)
3 Sectors
SyncE Clock Recovery
All 10GbE ports except Fronthaul
Maximum Power Consumption
300 W (estimated)
Dimension (HxDxW)
400x150x448mm
Total Weight
< 18.5 kg
Others
Passive Cooled, IP67

Beauty is on the inside


Onboard is the next generation Intel® Xeon® D processors, codenamed Ice Lake D with hardware accelerator

Hardware Accelerator
CPU
BMC
RAM
RAM

Rakuten Symphony customers will benefit from a range of SW & HW product and service solutions

Initially launching with two XaaS pricing levels, Symware takes away the product and integration complexities including hardware refresh.3

Symware
or
Symware Plus
Recommended for network operators that wish to bring their own SW solution.
Recommended for network operators that wish to benefit from the Rakuten Symphony SW solution.
US$ Price
per node / month
- coming soon -
US$ Price
per node / month
- coming soon -
Description
RANPaaS
RANSaaS
RAN Platform-as-a-Service
RAN Solution-as-a-Service
Hardware
next generation Intel® Xeon® D processors, M.2 RAID1 storage, TPM module
next generation Intel® Xeon® D processors, M.2 RAID1 storage, TPM module
Timing
PTP 8275.1 & 8275.2
PTP 8275.1 & 8275.2
GNSS receiver
GNSS receiver
Firmware
BIOS, BMC
BIOS, BMC
FHGW
Optional 6xCPRI-5
Optional 6xCPRI-5
Applications
n/a
IP transport enabled vCSR
Carrier-grade Timing solution
Cloud native 4G/5G O-DU
Software
RT-kernel
RT-kernel
RT-OS
RT-OS
Lite Kubernetes Platform
Lite Kubernetes Platform
Management & Orchestration
n/a
Life Cycle Management (LCM)
n/a
Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP)
n/a
Self-Healing Interface
Security
n/a
Certificate based authentication
Optional PFR2.0 support
Secure boot support
IPSec on midhaul
Exclusions
Site specific ancillaries such as SFPs, FO cables etc
Site specific ancillaries such as SFPs, FO cables etc
Site visits and any associated logistics (Truck roll costs) for HW/SW refresh/replacement
Site visits and any associated logistics (Truck roll costs) for HW/SW refresh/replacement
Deployment services
Deployment services
RC, CU, Transport leasing, electricity costs, etc
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