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R&D & Lab Services

Accelerating Open Networks Innovation

Aspire Innovation Lab

  • Independent lab trusted by world-leading operators and vendors within the telco industry across access, transport, cloud and core
  • Research & Development lab space driving innovation and collaboration within Open Networks
  • E2E 4G and 5G networks available supporting VoLTE/VoNR
  • Fronthaul Interoperability and E2E test services allowing for “Lab-to-Field” 4G and 5G network deployments
  • Private 5G solutions deployed using multiple Core and Access vendors fulfilling diverse P5G requirements
  • AI Edge capabilities including award winning Industry 4.0 use cases
  • AI and automation showcases for network planning, operations, E2E performance optimization and energy efficiency
  • Automation framework for lab hosting, test execution and lab system monitoring
  • Successful collaborations with academic research, standardization bodies, operators and vendors

R&D Services

CHALLENGES 

  • Rapid technology advancements led by standardization (3GPP/ORAN Alliance)
  • R&D capacity and experience challenges
  • Translating real world experience into product development

SOLUTION 

  • Turnkey R&D Services from standardization to system design, development, testing, initial deployment of embedded RAN features, and onboarding of RIC/SMO applications
  • Design & development teams integrated into client R&D processes
  • Integrating real-world experience into product development

BENEFITS 

  • Accelerated feature portfolio
  • Balancing feature richness between ORAN and SRAN solutions through RIC applications
  • Driving innovation through experience

Open Lab Testing, Integration and Verification

CHALLENGES 

  • Transiting from single to multi-vendor solutions
  • Navigation of complex infrastructure, cloud and application integration, vertically and horizontally
  • Monetization of network assets

SOLUTION 

  • Full vertical and horizontal integration from 7.x interoperability to end-to-end system testing, enabling seamless lab-to-field deployment
  • Driving industry certification requirements, validated by the world’s leading operators
  • Driving award-winning innovation, enabling monetization of network assets

BENEFITS 

  • Proven deployments direct from lab to field
  • Certified O-RAN solutions driving industry confidence and uptake
  • Enablement of network assets monetization

AI-enabled Automation & Digital Transformation

CHALLENGES 

  • Planning, optimization, operations, customer support driving high OPEX
  • Operational and Technical alignment to achieve autonomous networks
  • Navigation of AI and GenAI

SOLUTION 

  • NW Operations & Optimization workflow automation, leveraging Aspire’s global operator live network operations experience
  • Roadmap design and execution for intent-based, self-learning, closed-loop automation, combining telco R&D and operator services expertise
  • AI and GenAI use case design and development, including model training with operator datasets, with the option to integrate existing Aspire AI applications

BENEFITS

  • Significant OPEX reduction through digital transformation
  • Shifting network control through intent-based network management
  • Using AI to derive true and valuable network insights further reducing OPEX & CAPEX

References

Multiple OEMs - Acceleration of Open RAN ecosystem

Trusted by world-leading baseband and radio providers, Aspire leverages its Open Networks Lab to integrate and validate solutions, enabling seamless lab-to-field deployment. From 7.2x fronthaul integration and E2E system validation to direct R&D development of baseband features and live field trial support, Aspire has been at the forefront of O-RAN acceleration.

Group European Operator SMO development

Collaborating with local research and development teams to define, design, and implement an in-house SMO solution, including overall solution architecture, orchestration use case development, and non-RT RIC application development.

On behalf of the client, serving as an O-RAN Alliance representative, authoring multiple standards contributions in WG6.

Intel Infrastructure / Energy performance benchmarking

Performance benchmarking of next generation Intel silicon solutions, providing independent assessment of performance improvements to the industry.

Validation of improvements of Intel’s silicon energy saving features within an E2E Open RAN reference design across multiple traffic models.

Research & Innovation

Working with industry partners and leveraging the Aspire Open Networks Lab, we research the latest developments and technologies – from smart NICs and L1 acceleration advancements to OS performance profiling, telco cloud optimization, federated Wi-Fi, and the implementation and demonstration of award-winning AI-powered edge use cases for Industry 4.0.

Group European Operator Consultancy

Providing expert consultancy across a diverse range of topics, including:

  • Complete 360º ORAN Strategic Program leading to further technical design and deployment of first ORAN live deployment.
  • ORAN component Integration models
  • ORAN Integration Lab Implementation Support
  • O-RU development

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