The solution claims to deliver wireless speeds to homes.
“It is an ideal solution for mobile operators that have made significant investments in the 5G spectrum and want to accelerate and maximise returns on those investments. FWA offers these NSPs an opportunity to introduce new residential services and generate new revenue streams,” said Vantiva vice president of broadband and video CPE Ashwani Saigal.
“Falcon 5G also creates new opportunities for integrated fixed and mobile operators. They are now in a position to extend their broadband services to underserved residential areas that do not have access to cable or fibre infrastructure,” he said.
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The Falcon 5G, for instance, pushes 5G traffic to the C-band of the spectrum, improving indoor 5G signal reception and significantly boosting uplink speeds while enabling whole-home Wi-Fi coverage in a more compact eco-friendly form factor.
Falcon 5G complements the Cobra 5G premium indoor CPE and 5G Omni outdoor solutions which were introduced last year.
Features
Falcon 5G harnesses Vantiva’s Indoor5G technology, which allows the reception system in the gateway device to self-optimise by automatically configuring its internal antennas to ensure the best reception from operators’ towers.
The CPE also leverages Power Class 1.5, which boosts the transmission power by 3dB. This allows operators to improve uplink speeds for FWA users. It covers up to 40% larger areas around their base stations and connect more homes with 5G.
The single-unit CPE can be easily self-installed by subscribers with the help of the NaviGate5G iOS and Android mobile apps developed by Vantiva to optimise the position of the 5G gateway in the home.
NaviGate5G determines the available towers’ location in the end users' vicinity and guides them to position the device at the optimum place.
This self-service technology removes the need for NSP-technician installation visits, reducing the time and resources that are typically associated with “truck rolls.”
Vantiva is also addressing sustainability with its latest product.
The Falcon 5G has simplified Falcon 5G’s electrical architecture.
As a result, the overall size of the Falcon 5G is 45% smaller and has reduced operating power consumption by 35% compared to current products available in the market, Vantiva claimed.
The form factor reduction means that the number of gateways flowing through the international supply chain in shipping containers increases by 47%, further improving the carbon footprint profile of the product.
Vantiva has maximised passive convection to remove the need for cooling fans.
In terms of materials, 95% of the plastic parts in the Falcon 5G gateway are comprised of recycled resins.
The product is designed for easy reverse logistics, reducing the costs associated with refurbishing and recycling. The packaging, made of brown recycled cardboard, is plastic-free. All markings on the product exclusively use vegetable inks.
Falcon 5G also leverages integrated Qualcomm 5G Fixed Wireless Access Platform Gen 2 for mobile broadband, removing the need for additional components like Application processor.
“We are pleased to support Vantiva as they bring a portfolio of high-performance indoor CPE products to the markets worldwide,” said Qualcomm Europe vice president technology Dino Flore.
This first appeared in the subscription newsletter CommsWire on 28 February 2023.
