AccelerComm Joins Evenstar O-RAN Design Collaboration

AccelerComm, the Layer 1 5G IP specialists, has recently become a member of the Open Compute Project Foundation (OCP). This collaboration will see AccelerComm working on the Evenstar modular O-RAN reference design project.

One of AccelerComm's key offerings is its optimised IP for Equalisation and Estimation, which can be integrated into the Radio Unit (RU) as part of the Evenstar modular reference platform. By doing so, significant performance improvements can be achieved, showcasing the potential for increased spectral efficiency in both the RU and the Distributed Unit (DU). Furthermore, this integration ensures compliance with the Telecom Infra Project (TIP)-compliant Open RAN.

The Evenstar Project aims to accelerate the adoption of open radio access networks (RANs) by providing simplified, flexible, and efficient RAN technologies. It aligns with both 3GPP and O-RAN specifications and collaborates with the TIP OpenRAN Project Group.

Originally initiated by Meta, the Evenstar Project transitioned to the OCP in June 2023 after three years of development by the company's engineers and ecosystem partners.

Spectral efficiency plays a crucial role in enabling cellular and other radio networks to deliver sufficient capacity, high data rates, good coverage, and high quality-of-service. Improvements in spectral efficiency can also lead to significant reductions in infrastructure equipment and operational power consumption, as less equipment is required to achieve the same network performance.

AccelerComm specializes in providing complete physical layer IP solutions and components that optimize the performance of 5G radio access networks. Their solutions address the challenges that would otherwise limit the throughput, latency, and spectral efficiency of 5G networks, such as noise, interference, and poor signal strength.

"Open approaches to telecoms infrastructure development offer huge potential to catalyze 5G innovation, leveraging a rich and broad ecosystem of specialist vendors collaborating to drive technical breakthroughs and developments," says Will Brown, representative of AccelerComm.