Accelerates 5G Testing and Development with an Out-of-the-Box Radio Access Network Evaluation Platform
Bristol, UK, Wednesday 22nd January 2025 – RANsemi, a British wireless semiconductor innovator specialising in 5G Open RAN baseband technologies, today announced the launch of its 5G Open RAN Starter Kit designed to enable out-of-the-box testing and accelerate the development of 5G radio access networks (RANs). The end-to-end platform empowers developers and engineers with a system that simplifies testing, fosters innovation, and shortens time-to-market for 5G RAN solutions.
The starter kit suits companies looking to streamline their 5G initiatives and combines all the elements for an end-to-end 5G network from Core to UE, greatly simplifying the task of developing Open RAN Radio Unit (RU) or Distributed Unit (DU) functionality.
“With the launch of our 5G Open RAN Starter Kit, we are taking a significant step toward democratising 5G system development,” said Oliver Davies, VP of Marketing at RANsemi. “It offers a fully configured, optimised private 5G network out-of-the-box, combining ease of use with powerful capabilities, allowing organisations to jumpstart their 5G projects for lab-based evaluation and system demonstrations without the typical complexity and time investment barriers.”
The RANsemi Open RAN Starter Kit is a compact O-RAN split 7.2 5G end-to-end system that enables customers to rapidly evaluate and deploy 3GPP 5G NR and O-RAN Alliance compliant systems. In addition to RANsemi SoCs and software, the platform features key components from industry-leading vendors, including SRS, Texas Instruments and iCana. The end-to-end platform meets the diverse needs of the 5G Open RAN small cell ecosystem yet allows companies to reconfigure and adapt it to their requirements.
“Our engineering team designed this platform with flexibility and effectiveness in mind,” said Andy Morris, VP of Customer Engineering at RANsemi. “Whether you’re a startup or a major telecom player, this starter kit provides the tools and resources to achieve accelerated success in 5G RAN development and testing.”
Ahmed Bader, CEO, MOBiSENSE, commented, “The RANsemi 5G Open RAN Starter Kit has been transformative for our team. It has accelerated our development and testing timelines and opened doors with our potential customers, enabling us to confidently showcase our forthcoming 5G small cell innovations and novel value creation opportunities.”
RANsemi’s starter kit provides fully integrated and tested components in a band n78 O-RAN split 7.2 topology that includes a 5G SA Core, Centralised Unit (CU), Distributed Unit with RANsemi RNS802 5G High PHY SoC connected via an Open Fronthaul eCPRI link to the RANsemi Radio Demonstrator Board (RNS805RDB) with an RF interface allowing connection to commercial handsets or UE test equipment (a commercial handset and extra SIMs are provided with the kit). The kit ships complete with built-in GNSS and PTP synchronisation of all functional units.
To learn more about how RANsemi can transform your 5G system development and testing efforts, visit ransemi.com/products/5g-platforms or enquire via the contact form at ransemi.com/contact.
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About RANsemi
RANsemi, the 5G Open RAN baseband specialist, is a British semiconductor company that develops Open RAN standard-compliant baseband SoCs and carrier-grade software products for 5G and 4G radio access networks (RANs). The company is dedicated to driving innovation and excellence in 5G technologies. It aims to empower wireless innovation by delivering class-leading technology and products at the heart of the RAN.
RANsemi, registered in England and Wales, is privately funded and headquartered in Bristol, UK. It has established sales and support offices in India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and the USA.
RANsemi 5G/4G silicon and software products conform with Small Cell Forum (SCF) and O-RAN Alliance specifications and are 3GPP-compliant. RANsemi products have been integrated with leading stack and RFIC vendors and deployed in commercial networks worldwide.
For more information, visit ransemi.com
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