New Delhi sources reported that as per report Street Macro is a new site type that addresses the need for operators to grow in cities with limited available radio locations. The company also launched new radio products that support "Massive MIMO" technology to simplify use for wider 5G adoption. Nitin Bansal, Managing Director, Ericsson India, told reporters "Operators today are looking at ways and means to increase network capacity, especially in urban areas. Ericsson's Street Macro adds a new layer in the network layer to boost capacity enabling service providers to cater to the growing demands of data users".
Media reports Ericsson's new economic study of enhanced mobile broadband, evolution to 5G will enable 10 times lower cost per gigabyte than current 4G networks. Moreover to help operators capture growth opportunities presented by new 5G use cases, Ericsson has expanded its 5G Core System offering with new capabilities to support 5G New Radio (NR) standard and also enhanced its Distributed Cloud solution.
The
company said the announcement came on the sidelines of Ericsson's annual
technology roadshow in India, where the company recreated a "Do Zone"
to showcase the highlights from Mobile World Congress 2018. Furthermore to date
Ericsson has signed 39 memorandums of understanding with service providers for
trials.
