LG Uplus, Ericsson Deliver Fronthaul Boost
LG Uplus-Ericsson tests show existing RAN gear can support AI-RAN via reconfiguration, challenging capex-heavy replacement assumptions.
- 01Verification tests between LG Uplus and Ericsson extended fronthaul reach up to three times current limits without hardware replacement, by optimising the Radio Unit–Data Unit connection.
- 02LG Uplus framed this as evidence that AI-RAN deployment need not require wholesale infrastructure overhaul—a material cost implication for operators and the infrastructure advisory firms and PE-backed tower and neutral-host platforms that model upgrade cycles.
- 03The program will expand into automation technologies validated on live network environments, feeding a broader autonomous-network roadmap.
LG Uplus-Ericsson tests show existing RAN gear can support AI-RAN via reconfiguration, challenging capex-heavy replacement assumptions.
Verification tests between LG Uplus and Ericsson extended fronthaul reach up to three times current limits without hardware replacement, by optimising the Radio Unit–Data Unit connection. LG Uplus framed this as evidence that AI-RAN deployment need not require wholesale infrastructure overhaul—a material cost implication for operators and the infrastructure advisory firms and PE-backed tower and neutral-host platforms that model upgrade cycles. The program will expand into automation technologies validated on live network environments, feeding a broader autonomous-network roadmap.
Watch: Whether competing vendors match reconfiguration-based AI-RAN claims will shape operators' capex plans and the advisory/managed-services market around network modernisation.
LG Uplus and Ericsson boosted fronthaul coverage, addressing what the operator stated is a key element in the broader AI-RAN landscape and indicating a complete overhaul of equipment may not be necessary. The companies conducted verification tests of Ericsson fronthaul equipment and network automation systems LG Uplus stated increased the reach of base station equipment by up to three-times over current methods without compromising quality. LG Uplus clarified the effort focused on the connection between the Radio Unit and the Data Unit.
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LG Uplus and Ericsson boosted fronthaul coverage, addressing what the operator stated is a key element in the broader AI-RAN landscape and indicating a complete overhaul of equipment may not be necessary. The companies conducted verification tests of Ericsson fronthaul equipment and network automation systems LG Uplus stated increased the reach of base station equipment by up to three-times over current methods without compromising quality. LG Uplus clarified the effort focused on the connection between the Radio Unit and the Data Unit. The operator emphasised there is more at play than expanding the distance connections can be maintained over: it argued the demonstration with Ericsson shows current equipment can be configured for AI-RAN uses, a benefit with obvious implications regarding infrastructure costs. Lee Sang-heon, head of network advanced development with LG Uplus, said the operator intends to build on the fronthaul work by exploring other fresh technologies needed for “the next-generation network era”. LG Uplus stated the effort would explore automation technologies and focus validation work on real-world network set-ups. The operator stated the work would feed into a push towards autonomous networks employing AI. The post LG Uplus, Ericsson deliver fronthaul boost appeared first on Mobile World Live .
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