STL is the first Indian firm to collaborate with Evenstar Programme to provide Open-RAN radio solutions.
August 11, 2021
Sterlite Technologies (STL) has announced a collaboration with Facebook Connectivity to design and develop 4G and 5G radio products. This is part of the Evenstar program to help accelerate the commercial deployment of Open RAN and boost 5G readiness for telecom operators around the world.
The Evenstar program is a collaborative effort by Facebook Connectivity and global industry partners to accelerate the adoption of Open RAN technology. In this partnership, STL will build two advanced and high-power macro radio products. The first one is an O-RAN compliant radio providing higher capacity for dense deployments.
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Jaydeep Ranade, Director of Wireless Engineering for Facebook Connectivity said, “The Evenstar program is a part of our efforts to accelerate the availability and commercial readiness of Open RAN solutions, and we are excited to have STL on board.”
In addition, STL will also develop an O-RAN compliant 4G+5G Dual Technology Radio that supports both technologies individually or/and concurrently. These 3GPP and O-RAN compliant radio products will be developed over the next year and will enable telecom operators around the world to scale up to commercial deployments of open networking infrastructure and prepare their networks for Open RAN 5G.
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Commenting on this collaboration, Chris Rice, CEO-Access Solutions Business, STL, said, “We are delighted to support and contribute to the Evenstar program to develop 3GPP and O-RAN compliant radio products. Through this collaboration, STL extends its existing commitment towards creating a robust, open and disaggregated, access network ecosystem. By enabling an open networking infrastructure through efforts like this one, we are enabling global telecom service providers to take the power of 5G technology to billions of people worldwide at lower cost points.”
