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# Ericsson Antenna Integrated Radio

![Ericsson Antenna Integrated Radio product](https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt2588e757607604a2/bltca943a489d5fbbb3/69fd43c0a557530754aca2e6/url_AIR_5322_Front_000.png)

- **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

### Applications and characteristics

- 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

### Management

- 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

### Security

- 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)

### Radio

- 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)

### Core and Networking

- 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