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Huawei Launches 5G Microwave Long-Reach E-Band Solution to Scale Up
5G Deployment

As 5G deployment scales up, its networks will be deployed in an E-band in the industry. However, the transmission distance is
increasing number of areas. At the 2020 Global Mobile Broadband too short to support scaled deployment of 5G. The innovative
Forum (MBBF 2020), Huawei unveiled an innovative 5G microwave IBT intelligent beam tracking antenna is the industry's first ever
long-Reach E-band solution that combines intelligent beam active microwave antenna. It leverages intelligent algorithms to
tracking (IBT) antenna with high-power E-band. This combination maintain the stability of beams, thereby significantly reducing
increases the distance of E-band transmission from 3 km to 5 km the requirements of E-band deployment on tower stability. This
while providing a 20 Gb/s capacity and loosening the requirements further breaks through the limits of setting up E-band antennas
of site deployment, which further accelerates the deployment of with a larger diameter, enabling deployment of both 0.6- and
5G. E-band is a major solution of 5G's microwave transmission. 0.9-meter E-band antennas. In addition, this innovation allows
The band is in the range of 80 GHz radio frequencies and provides the transmit power to increase by 6 dB for E-band signals. With
a high bandwidth as high as 20 Gb/s. High-frequency spectrum these two improvements, the E-band transmission distance is
requires small beam angles, which require a higher tower stability increased by more than 50%, reaching 5 km, while providing a
to deploy larger-diameter antennas. Due to this requirement, 20 Gb/s capacity. This level of performance can fully meet the
antennas with a 0.3 m diameter are mainly used to deploy the deployment requirements in urban areas. At aggregation sites, the
number of directions continuously increases, requiring network
carriers to provide an increasing amount of spectrum resources.
The SuperHUB solution improves the spectral efficiency by 2 to
3 times in multi-direction use cases. The number of directions
within a 360° range for multiplexing a single frequency is increased
from 4 to 12 on the 6–42 GHz bands and 12 to 24 on E-band.
Alongside improving spectral efficiency, this enables carriers to
increase the density of deployment at reduced costs. Huawei 5G
microwave will continue to make breakthroughs in increasing
transmission distance, spectral efficiency, and site deployment to
facilitate the deployment of 5G. We will also continue to provide
ultra-broadband, simplified, and easy-to-deploy 5G microwave
transport solutions to accelerate the construction of 5G networks
worldwide.

Nexign Introduces Instant BSS Solution to Speed

Up the Launch of New Mobile Businesses

Nexign a leading Business Support quick start of mobile telecoms business and accelerate business growth,” said
System (BSS) and Internet of Things (IoT) and providing CSPs with an opportunity Andrey Gulidin, Chief Commercial Officer
solutions provider, announced that it has to grow with strong foundation for further of Nexign. Nexign Instant BSS significantly
expanded its product portfolio with a new expansion. “Nexign Instant BSS allows reduces the decision-making process by
solution-driven business model - Nexign mid-sized CSPs and MVNO to rapidly providing CSPs with a clear understanding
Instant BSS. It is a well-defined pre- launch mobile services without escalating of the project scope and calendar.
integrated package incorporating a BSS complexity of BSS systems, enabling Apart from technological capabilities,
stack covering mobile prepaid services operators to add extra functionality for the Nexign customers get access to a
and the best practices of project delivery evolving business. The solution is build on comprehensive knowledge base, including
and support. This solution enables CSPs the basis of Nexign’s 28 year-experience the methodology for transparent project
to speed up decision-making process in transformation projects of different size management and the options for solution
and start new business in four months. and complexity. While CSPs often have to extension. This enables fast and efficient
Nexign Instant BSS solution is designed choose between full-scale transformation project execution, helping CSPs to achieve
to respond to the rapidly changing market and quick start, we are ready to share our true ownership of the product, avoid
requirements with a light-weight, easily best practices with the customers to help vendor lock-in and enrich the solution
extendable billing solution enabling a them simplify project implementation according to their needs. “Nexign’s Instant

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