Ericsson manages to reduce the deployment time of new 5G networks by 50%

La multinacional lanza una solución que perfecciona el proceso de fabricación de redes con la velocidad, calidad y predictibilidad que los operadores necesitan para construir sus futuras redes, en especial las de 5G.

Ericsson ha desarrollado una nueva solución que acelera y perfecciona el proceso de fabricación de las redes para que los operadores reduzcan sus tiempos de comercialización y mejoren el retorno de su inversión.

Creada a partir de diversos proyectos piloto realizados con éxito en los mercados desarrollados y emergentes, Accelerated Network Build incrementa la velocidad al reducir en un 50% el tiempo de fabricación, mejora la calidad al disminuir el número de visitas a la web en un 70% y también la predictibilidad, con un 99% de primeras entregas correctas. Al mismo tiempo, supone un impacto mínimo para los clientes de los operadores en la incorporación de nuevas tecnologías y mejora la cobertura y la capacidad.

Fredrik Jejdling, head of Ericsson's Network Services business unit, said: "Pilot results show that Accelerated Network Build makes a difference for our customers. By combining technological innovation and cloud tools with improved processes, our solution will revolutionize the way networks are built and set new standards in the industry."

Michael Sullivan-Trainor, Technology Business Research (TBR) analyst at Telecom Practice, adds that "accelerating time to revenue and reducing cost is necessary; today it represents a weak point for operators that must be addressed with innovation. New technologies are going to make things even more complex and Ericsson is very timely to address the problem of how to adjust the infrastructure deployment model, both for today and tomorrow, when 5G and the Internet of Things are a reality."

According to the Ericsson Mobility Report, 5G will arrive faster than previous generations of networks and subscriptions will exceed 500 million by the end of 2022. Internet of Things devices will also have spectacular growth and will surpass mobile phones as the first category of connected devices as early as 2018.

This means that operators will have to build the networks of the future faster than ever, with minimal impact on their business processes in the process. Current solutions and traditional network manufacturing methods involve multiple handoffs between activities and parts, resulting in very slow deployment times.

Improved delivery of the new solution reduces on-site time and remote tools and activities take control of the deployment in real time. This speeds up the manufacturing process and eliminates the need to return to the same site to evaluate the level of quality compliance.