Ericsson Antenna Integrated Radio
Efficient deployment
The compact, lightweight, and integrated design of the AIR system simplifies installation and accelerates the deployment process, especially in challenging locations.
Energy efficiency
The system is designed to be more energy-efficient, reducing operational costs for network operators.
Optimized for 5G mid-band
Specifically tailored for 5G mid-band networks, the AIR system offers a balance between coverage and capacity, making it ideal for urban and suburban environments.
Reduced site footprint
Its compact and integrated design minimizes the physical footprint, easing the challenge of finding suitable deployment sites.
Ericsson Antenna Integrated Radio
Ericsson Antenna Integrated Radios (AIR) provide a lightweight, extremely high-performance solution that supports mid-band 5G for both indoor and outdoor deployments with vast coverage. This solution, which consumes less power than other Ericsson radios, features a superior Massive MIMO active antenna architecture optimized for minimum footprint, addressing every need, from urban to rural areas.
Hardware specs
- Environment
- Outdoor
- Antennas
- Antenna Integrated Radio
- 3GPP RAT types
- LTE, NR
- Supported bands
- B78K, B41, B77D
- Transmit power
- AIR 4435 B77D – 60 W; AIR 4435 B41 – 80W; AIR 3278 B78K – 200 W
- IBW
- 300 Mhz
- MIMO
- 4x4 (AIR 4435); Massive MIMO* (AIR 3278)
- External interface
- SPF+, SFP28 (AIR 3278)
- Power supply
- -48V DC (All variants) 110 – 250 V AC (AIR 4435)
- Regions
- Global
- Weight
- 6.4 kg (AIR 4435 B77D) 6.7 kg (AIR 4435 B41) 25 kg (AIR 3278 B78K)
Software features
- API-based bulk provisioning of SIM cards
- Automated lifecycle management
- CBRS domain proxy for 4G and 5G
- Configurable quality of service (QoS)
- Over-the-top push-to-talk (OTT PTT)
- Routing behind mobile station (RBMS)
- SIM cards with external IMSIs (EHPLMN)
- SLA monitoring
- Watchdog support for Android
- Multi-tenant cloud
- Event based monitoring (EBM) for devices
- eSIM visibility
- Advanced management – FM & PM
- Adv management – UE packet tracing for device troubleshooting
- Cloud-based management API
- Developer portal
- OPc field for all bulk-provisioned SIM cards
- Maintenance status display
- Backup and restore
- 5G identity concealment
- Encryption of sensitive data
- Enhanced idle-session handling
- Security dashboard
- SIM-to-device locking
- Throughput posture for cellular devices
- Unified security framework
- E2E encryption for A4 transport keys
- Enhanced encryption methods (AES 256-GCM)
- 4G and 5G SA communication
- Balanced 5G TDD pattern (mid-band)
- High availability functionality for radio network
- NR-NR dual connectivity
- Mobility configuration for 5G
- Traffic steering of devices for load balancing
- Balanced 5G TDD pattern aligned with LTE config 1 (mid-band)
- 4G and 5G dual-mode core
- Enhanced systemwide high availability functionality
- Improved handover latency
- Multi-location sites
- Multiple segments per SIM card
- Support for public IP-address ranges
- Visibility of configurable NTP servers