Ericsson and NVIDIA Collaborate to Accelerate Virtualized 5G Radio Access Networks with GPUs

NVIDIA and Ericsson today announced they are collaborating on technologies that can allow telco operators to build high-performing, efficient and completely virtualized 5G radio access networks (RAN). These virtualized networks can enable faster and more flexible introduction of new AI and IoT services. The collaboration, announced by NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang at a keynote ahead of the start of MWC Los Angeles, brings together Ericsson's expertise in RAN technology with NVIDIA's leadership in GPU-powered accelerated computing platforms, as well as AI and supercomputing. Telcos are exploring alternative technologies and RAN architectures amid growing interest for virtualization, while securing the best possible user experience. A major industry challenge is how to virtualize the complete RAN solution in a cost-, size- and energy-efficient way, comparable with traditionally built RAN networks.