To investigate the use of the technology for public safety mobile broadband (PSMB) applications, the NSW Telco Authority has hired NEC to construct a cloud-backed 5G lab.
According to a statement from NEC, the lab will be powered by AWS “to enable an immersive 5G testbed experience in the cloud, enabling simple and fast application building, rapid deployment, scalability, resilience, and lifecycle automation.”
The setting will allow the NSW Telco Authority and NSW public safety organisations to experiment with cutting-edge technology and demonstrate interoperability.
To showcase applications to the NSW Telco Authority, the lab will feature NEC’s centralised and distributed virtualized 5G Open RAN unit, open radio units, and customer premises equipment.
A complete turnkey solution, including design, procurement, installation, and commissioning, will be provided.
The Authority will be able to test “the most cutting-edge cloud native core technology alongside open RAN, explore cloud deployment options (to comply with the NSW government’s “public cloud first” policy,” Matsuda said), build PSMB use cases, and give emergency service organisations (ESOs) the mobile broadband capacity to facilitate easier communication and better situational awareness.
There are planned additional, more specific phases of the construction.
In accordance with the ITS2573 NSW procurement panel, NEC, a seasoned supplier to the Authority, offers wireless backhaul services for the public safety network.
The business was one of many mentioned in April to assist the Authority in evaluating various mobile tower sharing options.