Xilinx, NEC Collaborate on 5G Radios With C-Band, ORAN Support

NEC and Xilinx are collaborating on NEC’s 5G radio units for global deployment beginning in 2022, they said Thursday. The radios will support a wide range of 5G frequencies, including C-band spectrum, they said. Embedded Xilinx componentry will enable advanced signal processing and beamforming, and add open radio access network support, they said. Beamforming is an electromagnetic technique for promoting faster, more reliable 5G connections.