O2 Telefonica makes use of digital twin device for community monitoring

This digital twin device, which was developed by O2 Telefónica, permits community technicians to make use of it to optimize their community planning

German operator O2 Telefónica is utilizing a digital twin device that maps the standing of its 28,000 cell community websites and over 50,000 transport routes in actual time, the telco stated in a launch.

This digital twin device, which was developed independently by O2 Telefónica, permits community technicians to make use of it to optimize their community planning and resolve native restrictions extra rapidly, the telco stated.

Mallik Rao, chief know-how and knowledge officer at O2 Telefónica, stated: “The digital community twin gives us with complete real-time info and routes – like a map app for the community. We visualize the stay standing of the O2 Telefónica community and may reply even higher to the present wants of our clients. With the self-developed software, we work ten occasions sooner than with earlier instruments. We will optimize our community in a extra focused method, higher determine efficiency restrictions and determine different transport routes extra rapidly.”

An interactive map exhibits all cell community areas, IP routers, radio relay and fiber optic routes within the cell community, exhibiting the very best route for the cell phone sign via the community. This device permits O2 Telefónica’s technicians to grasp how environment friendly particular person community parts are and what their present stay utilization seems like, the service stated.

Within the occasion of a disruption, the digital twin suggests a brand new routing for the cell alerts, the telco stated, including that the technicians also can simulate how transport routes and routers will behave within the occasion of a potential failure. This contains how the parts will deal with the anticipated further load. The community specialists can acknowledge potential bottlenecks and lacking different routes at an early stage and take measures prematurely to make sure a easy community provide for cell phone customers, it added.

O2 Telefonica just lately stated it has already deployed practically 10,000 5G base stations because it initially launched 5G providers in October 2020.

The German operator stated it has deployed a mean of greater than 50 new 5G transmitters each week for the reason that launch of the community. Final yr alone, the service put in 3,000 5G base stations throughout the nation. The telco stated its 5G community presently reaches 95% of Germany’s inhabitants.

In October 2023, O2 Telefonica introduced the launch of its 5G Standalone (SA) community within the nation underneath the 5G Plus model. Till this launch, the German telco had been providing 5G providers via the NonStandalone (NSA) 5G structure partly by way of its LTE/4G core community.

Final month, the telco stated it’s presently trialing 5G Diminished Functionality (RedCap) know-how in its business 5G community in Munich.

RedCap, typically known as NR Mild, is a lowered set of 5G capabilities supposed for gadgets like wearables and low-cost hotspots which have low battery consumption, decrease prices and decrease bandwidth necessities. Launched with 3GPP Launch 17, 5G RedCap is designed for gadgets presently served by LTE CAT-4 however gives equal or higher in efficiency with as much as 150 Mbps theoretical most downlink throughput.