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ZTE Launches Industry’s Smallest 5GC Product

By Minjun Park
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ZTE Corporation has unveiled the industry’s smallest 5GC product, dubbed the Mini5GC.

ZTE’s new Mini5GC features miniaturization, lightweight, simple networking, and ultra-high integration. The company states that it can well facilitate safe production, flexible adjustment of work sites, and efficient and accurate emergency rescue in mining areas.

This is part of its continued innovations in 5G core network products to boost the in-depth development of 5G private networks.

For Mini5GC, the number of general network functions is customized from more than 10 to just four, and the network communication and resource occupation are optimized. Thus, a lightweight 5GC can be deployed on one 1U server.

Moreover, the size of the server is reduced to A3 paper, and its weight is reduced to less than 5kg. With high integration, the 5GC product has 5Gbps forwarding capability and excellent performance for the same size in the industry.

With simple deployment, the Mini5GC can adapt to any rack, and its power consumption is about 100 watts. Also, through pre-installation of software and hardware upon delivery, on-site one-click modification, and plug-and-play the required services can be quickly launched in several hours.

To date, ZTE’s Mini5GC has carried out pilot verification in five typical fields, including mining, transportation, manufacturing and government affairs. ZTE and SHAANXI ZHIN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. have jointly built a mine-use 5GC based on the Mini5GC to provide in-place data distribution for underground mining, so as to improve mining service efficiency and provide a high-availability network to ensure safe production in the mining area.

Moving forward, ZTE says it will work with more industry partners to integrate product innovation and business model innovation to help operators explore intelligent digital development and boost the prosperity of the 5G industries.

Questions & Answers

Q.

What are the key benefits of ZTE's new Mini5GC product?

A.

The Mini5GC offers miniaturisation, lightweight design, simple networking, and ultra-high integration. It is designed to facilitate safe production, flexible adjustment of work sites, and efficient emergency rescue in various industries.

Q.

How has ZTE managed to make the Mini5GC so compact?

A.

ZTE reduced the number of general network functions from over ten to just four, optimising network communication and resource occupation. This allows the lightweight 5GC to be deployed on a single 1U server, reducing its size to A3 paper and weight to under 5kg.

Q.

What is the Mini5GC's power consumption and deployment time?

A.

The Mini5GC has a power consumption of about 100 watts and can adapt to any rack. With pre-installed software and hardware, required services can be quickly launched in several hours through on-site modification and plug-and-play.

Q.

In which sectors has the Mini5GC undergone pilot verification?

A.

The Mini5GC has undergone pilot verification in five typical fields. These include mining, transportation, manufacturing, and government affairs, demonstrating its applicability across various industries.

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