Nokia is making moves to secure new silicon innovations for the next round of 5G networks, which promises to bring faster speeds, lower latency and higher bandwidth than 5G networks currently on the market.
Nokia is collaborating with Intel to jointly develop custom silicon solutions for its 5G radio portfolio, including the new Intel Atom P5900 processor. The semiconductors will be included in Nokia’s AirScale radio access products that are part of the company’s 5G Powered by ReefShark portfolio, designed to boost performance and lower energy of 5G network rollouts.
Additionally, Nokia and Intel will further collaborate by incorporating Intel Xeon processor technology in Nokia’s cloud infrastructure. Nokia’s AirFrame data center solution for edge and core use will include the Intel Xeon scalable processor with built-in artificial intelligence acceleration. Nokia’s AirScale all-in-cloud virtual radio access network (vRAN) and 5G core products are used in 5G networks and the Cloud Ran virtualizes radio functions for low latency and high bit rates.
Meanwhile, Nokia also formed a partnership with Marvell to develop 5G multi-radio access technology (RAT) semiconductors to expand the range of ReefShark chipsets for 5G networks.
Under the agreement, the companies will develop a new generation of custom system-on-chip (SoC) and infrastructure processors that will combine Nokia’s wireless technology with Marvell’s multi-core Arm processor platforms.
The chipsets will be deployed in several building blocks of the Nokia AirScale radio access solution, which includes the ReefShark chipsets. Marvell’s multi-core Arm processors provide a combination of programmability and performance and the companies will work collaboratively to address the needs for 5G new radio, 5G non-standalone, 5G standalone and other standards that may emerge for next-generation cellular wireless.
