Tim continues the program for the development of solutions in Matera and Turin OpenRAN (Open Radio Access Network) on its mobile network, in order to speed up the development of digital services by accelerating the implementation of mobile networks and new generation technologies (5G, Cloud and Edge Computing) for the benefit of citizens and businesses. Furthermore, it achieved another important Italian record which allows a technological leap for the ultra-broadband on FTTH optical fiber at 25GS-PON, capable of reaching download speeds of up to 25 Gbps.
The company led by Luigi Gubitosi is the only operator in Italy and among the first in Europe to have already launched an important infrastructural initiative that favors the "open network" model.
After launching the Open RAN technology in Faenza, the solution was also activated in Matera, thanks to the collaboration with Mavenir for the RAN components and with MTI for the 4G Radio Unit. This solution – as stated in a note – also developed with Dell Technologies, Intel and VMware, makes it possible to decouple the components (hardware and software) of the radio access network, according to a logic of supplier diversification and with a view to favoring a wider industrial ecosystem.
Furthermore, at the Tim Innovation Lab in Turin the first connection has been made Open 5G standalone RAN (completely independent from 4G) which will soon also be activated in Matera. The primacy was achieved on the 3.7 GHz frequencies of TIM's 5G network in collaboration with Mavenir for core and radio network functions, Dell Technologies and Intel for the infrastructure and VMware's Telco Cloud platform for End-to-End control of network functions and software automation.
In line with the 2021-2023 "Beyond Connectivity" plan, the development of Open RAN solutions makes it possible to combine the potential of the Edge Cloud and artificial intelligence. This technology allows operators to strengthen security standards, improve network performance and reduce costs, in order to provide increasingly advanced digital services, such as those linked to new solutions forIndustry 4.0, To Smart City and autonomous driving.
Finally, Tim confirms its role as protagonist in the innovation and development of new generation networks and services, always experimenting with fiber in Turin FTTH to 25GS-PON which makes the most of the physical characteristics of the optical fiber, multiplying the capacity of the current FTTH GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Networks) network by 10 times in download and that of FTTH XGS-PON by 2,5 times.
This technology will therefore be able to provide greater speed and connection capacity, above all allowing companies, industrial districts and the PA to satisfy the ever-increasing demand for connectivity in support of a digital revolution in our country.
The experimentation was carried out in the TIM Laboratories of Turin, in collaboration with Nokia, using the devices (Optical Line Terminator, OLT) already adopted in active exchanges. In particular, both the transmission bandwidth capacity of the 25GS-PON system and the coexistence on the same optical fiber with the other technologies already in the field, GPON (with download capacity up to 2.5Gbps) and XGS-PON (with capacity up to 10Gbps).
