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It's certainly something that Fiberhome or TietoEVRY could get behind and brand. OpenRAN is exactly about innovation like this
01234 the rollout of new products is broadly in the order of requirement. UPF is certainly where the focus will be for sales initially as many were not seeing the router on the nic opportunity to save capex. This is a new way of doing it. It will take time for OEMs to adopt but scaling up costs will soon become a talking point once mass deployment starts. The SmartNIC is obviously not unique but it is one of the highest performing NICs but the router configuration is definitely a leader
Light years ahead there. I just hope the game isn’t too far behind . Many thanks TL
I have given it long enough, no takers. So nobody noticed the fpga on the centralized unit in Brians schematic. Ethernity must be developing a CU product or why else would it be there. Instead of a ACEnic-100 fuelled UPF the process now requires 3 or in fact multiple ACEnic-100 units running different functions DU/CU and UPF.
The DU and CU will both use NICs in current models but Ethernity are proposing a SmartNIC with several processes becoming virtual or integrated. Open is about breaking the process down into sections and supercharging each element. Ethernity are joining functions then supercharging the functions as a integrated solution.
I guess that we'll get the centralized solution released soon.
I anticipated these innovations and expected them next year when volume will build into mass deployment.
The trials will not be a test of the ACEnic-100 or the code that's already tested out. It will be a test of interoperability with other components. I am assuming that the testing you refer to are the three Chinese Telecom giants.
Don't forget that a Chinese OEM has produced a product using ACEnic-100 and has delivered this to
Service providers for testing Q4.
The big thing though is the joint VPP based UPF product with TietoEVRY. This is with two vendors for testing and two global strategic partners (of TietoEVRY). TietoEVRY are massive and have huge reach, who might their global strategic partners be coming from the Nordic region? They also have huge presence in China. Ethernity and TietoEVRY are collaborating on a 2021 go to market strategy.
Don't forget that the alliance with Fiberhome has grown from the FitBNG to a co-produced UPF. Fiberhome are again massive and have true reach.
This innovation is the next step in the process and a natural progression. Fpga in the distribution unit is a relatively new. The DU has used NICs but not programmable SmartNICs. Certainly a router on a nic is a very new unique feature.
We'll see other functions in the core where SmartNICs will increase performance.
Yep it is so heavily layered in tech knowledge. The quiet introduction of the new product makes me think/hope that the trials have gone well as enet are not a large team and if there were issues I would imagine they would have to focus on problem solving before releasing yet more innovation. Wishful thinking yes but there’s been a lot of time to dream recently! Hoping for a good Friday atb
I suspect that each Telecom will pass several solutions for their RAN. Ethernity could have components in more than one. They would be crazy to go with one vendor as they don't know how this will pan out. Ethernity thinks well ahead of the curve and anticipates the problems others will have. Up to now it has been largely wasted because it hasn't coincided with demand. The product then evolves further with no sales. The deployments are now very near term.
Ethernity need to get on as many approved supplier lists as possible.
Sales will flow through OEMs. Ethernity need as many as possible. I know that they won't announce individual engagements but the market needs a blanket multiple engagement update.
Opsec will still be a thing but it will all be public soon in China.
Ethernity are leaders make no mistake.
Yes it's impressive stuff. You can see why a lot of people don't get very far in researching Ethernity though - it's a pretty acronym heavy area which your average AIM punter will not be bothered with. Looks like we're going to draw a blank in October.. 2 months left of the quarter for some game changing news.
https://ethernitynet.com/5g-du-integrated-with-router-on-fpga-nic/?utm_source=3&utm_medium=3&utm_campaign=5G%20DU%20vRouter%20Blog
Several problems in one product with many applications