Ericsson launches Time-Critical Communication for Real-Time 5G

Ericsson has launched an end-to-end solution that will, as the gear vendor claimed, "guarantee the consistent low latency and high reliability demanded by time-critical applications and services".

Ericsson's Time-Critical Communication Launched

At its heart, the Time-Critical Communication remains a software toolbox. It will allow users to resolve lags and interruptions in mobile networks. Ericsson has managed to pair its homegrown tech to 3GPP-specific URLLC standard to reduce latency.

The Swedish gear vendor said that it has enabled the said time-critical communication via its Critical IoT product, which is "easily deployable as a software upgrade on public and private 5G networks, in wide and local areas, on any 5G frequency band". This reflects rather nicely on the advantages of 5G networks; cloud deployment allows for the level of control unprecedented in any of the former generations.

Ericsson further said that telcos will get to enhance experiences in real-time media use such as cloud gaming, AR/VR and so on. What's more, it said that the same capability will also allow for automated, connected vehicles, and various Industry 4.0 applications. According to Ericsson, this means that the telcos can now support mission-critical 5G applications with much more reliability and much less latency.

Per Narvinger, Head of Product Area Networks at Ericsson, said, "we are taking 5G to the next level with Time-Critical Communication, a solution that will give our customers the tools to expand their offerings for the consumer, enterprise, and public sectors and further monetize 5G effectively".

Ericsson further said that the product can deliver latencies of up to 1 ms at a guarantee level of 99.999%.

Time-Critical Use Cases and Ericsson

The telecom gear maker also revealed that it has been running trials with the likes of BT and Hyperbat, Einride and Telia, Boliden, ABB, Audi, Fraunhofer IPT, DT and Rockwell.

Recently, Ericsson had demonstrated the benefits of L4S (Low Latency Low Loss Scalable throughput) technology in reducing lag in an interactive cloud game with Deutsche Telekom and Telstra.

Channa Seneviratne, Executive, Technology Development & Solutions, Telstra, had said, "we have been working with Ericsson as a technology partner to constantly improve the customer experience via enhanced network capabilities. Time-Critical Communication tools such as L4S will allow us to deliver consistent low latency, which is crucial for applications like real-time video, AR/VR, and cloud gaming.”

Ericsson also said that it has showed that 5G can deliver 1ms consistent low latency with 99.99 percent reliability in both uplink and downlink on mmWave band with MediaTek.

On the occasion, JS Pan, GM, Wireless Communication System and Partnerships, MediaTek, said, "together with Ericsson we have shown what 5G can deliver in terms of consistent low latency and high reliability in both uplink and downlink. This key milestone proves that 5G can enable the most demanding, time-critical applications such as real-time control of industrial automation systems".