NTT, a leading IT infrastructure service company
has partnered with Airspan and Cisco to upgrade
RWTH Aachen University network infrastructure.
RWTH is in need of a robust network services for
real-time data processing, voice communication,
video conferences and research projects.
Challenges
RWTH has a population of 47,000 students. Its
current network capacity is deemed to be insufficient
to sustain the students’ growing need for a reliable
internet connection. RWTH has also an internal
communication channels of faculty members where
they share ideas, topics and future plans. RWTH aims
to gain visibility and control with all these data and
voice communication which can be made possible
by leveraging into Private 5G Network or P5G.
Solution & Benefits
NTT ‘s solution is to implement P5G using Airspan’s ORAN technology and upgrade its network
infrastructure to Cisco appliances. With P5G, the university’s internet connectivity was optimized due
to its high bandwidth capacity and low latency. RWTH research initiatives benefits from P5G for their
EU-funded projects such as robotics, location-based emergency route planning, and real-time data
transmission in hospital operating rooms. The overall network performance was enhanced because
P5G enables an improved IT security and modern hybrid network since Airpan’s ORAN was designed
to be compatible with various vendor devices.
