Ericsson Macro Radio

Ericsson Macro Radio product

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Ericsson Macro Radio

Ericsson Macro Radios feature the power and wide coverage to support outdoor private 5G across very large sites, with the ability to support massive MIMO, mmWAVE, single- and multi-band options, and many types of antennas offering flexibility in any challenging deployment scenario.

Hardware specs

Environment: Outdoor
Antennas: External
3GPP RAT types: LTE, NR
Supported bands: B42, B43, B1, B2/B25, B3, B7, B38A, B41, B40, B77D, B78K
Transmit power: 4 x 40W, 4x20W (Radio 4435), 8x50 (Radio 8863 B40), 8x40 (Radio 8863 B41, B77D, B78K)
CPRI line rate: 25 Gbit/s
IBW: 40 – 380
MIMO: 4 x 4, 8 x 8
Modulation: 256-QAM downlink and 256-QAM uplink
External interface: SFP+
Power supply: -48V DC, 110 – 250 V AC
Regions: Global
Weight: 14 – 57 lbs (6.5 – 25.8 kg)

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

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