Huawei has launched a range of 5G-A solutions for mobile AI applications. Huawei’s 5G-A^A 10 solutions are designed to build multidimensional network capabilities through full-series Advanced Radio, enable full-domain site digitalization through Ambient Site, and achieve L4 network autonomy through Agent-based digital engineers team.

According to Huawei, its 5G-A^A solutions will deepen the convergence of 5.5G and AI through ‘Networks for AI’ and ‘AI for Networks’. ‘Networks for AI’ will enable networks to possess the sufficient capabilities that are required to address differentiated service requirements and improve both network performance and user experiences. ‘AI for Networks’ will equip networks with L4 autonomy through digital sites and RAN Agents.

Sub-1 GHz Massive MIMO is designed to build a ubiquitous foundation layer for Mobile AI. Sub-1 GHz Massive MIMO brings Massive MIMO to low bands, providing improved downlink, uplink, and low-latency. It supports full access from all RATs, full IoT connectivity, and full real-time service.

Sub-6 GHz all-band integration in one box allows simplified single-antenna Massive MIMO deployment. Blade AAU X uses a single antenna to support Massive MIMO deployment across all sub-6 GHz bands. The product can be deployed on a single pole, and requires 50% less site space and 70% lower OPEX. It supports GHz-level bandwidth with one pole.

The U6GHz AAU integrates more than 1,500 antenna elements, using MU-MIMO algorithms. It supports a capacity of up to 100 Gbps and speeds of up to 10 Gbps. It enables coverage to be aligned with C-band to ensure uninterrupted Gbps indoors.

LampSite introduces Passive IoT (P-IoT) to upgrade digital intelligence indoors. LampSite X supports both indoor 10 Gbps and P-IoT access. It can be deployed in half the time and allows asset stocktaking to be done daily, instead of monthly, compared with other solutions.

EasyAAU is an AAU product weighing half of an 8T RRU model. This enables it to be deployed on walls in urban areas and poles in rural areas to quickly provide 5G coverage. The delivery time is 40% shorter and the capacity can be doubled.

Integrated antenna and microwave (IAM) houses antennas and E-band microwave units in one box, which reduces single-box weight by 30% and the space needed for installation by 50%. The antenna also supports all-beam auto-seeking to reduce maintenance costs.

A full-duplex microwave, MAGICSwave, uses super-isolated antennas and interference cancellation algorithms to double spectral efficiency. It has a capacity of up to 50 Gbps.

A one-box rural network solution, RuralCOW is an upgrade from RuralStar and RuralLink. By integrating fronthaul units and radio units into one box, it can be deployed without needing backhaul, BBU, and main power supplies. This reduces site costs of multi-RAT deployments in remote areas and suburbs.

Based on the intelligent RAN Agent, the agent-based digital engineers team has been incubated, which includes four digital experts that perform unattended maintenance, real-time network optimization, 24/7 energy saving, and accurate service provisioning evaluation.

Cao Ming, Vice President of Huawei and President of Huawei’s Wireless Solution, said: “Mobile AI is changing our lives. The arising new connections and services pose increasingly higher requirements on networks. Huawei’s 5G-A^A 10 solutions build multidimensional ultimate network capabilities through the full-series Advanced Radio, enable full-domain site digitalization through Ambient Site, and achieve L4 network autonomy through the Agent-based digital engineers team. With such excellent performance, these solutions will help operators meet the ever-diversifying demand for services in the Mobile AI era.”